परpra यदyad वस्त्रिष्टुभमिषंvastriṣṭubhamiṣaṃ मरुतोmaruto विप्रोvipro अक्षरतakṣarat |

विvi पर्वतेषुparvateṣu राजथrājatha ||
O MARUTS, when the sage hath poured the Tṛṣṭup forth as food for you,
Ye shine amid the mountain-clouds.
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यदङगyadaṅgha तविषीयवोtaviṣīyavo यामंyāmaṃ शुभ्राśubhrā अचिध्वमacidhvam |

निni पर्वताparvatā अहासतahāsata ||
When, Bright Ones, fain to show your might ye have determined on your course,
The mountain-clouds have bent them down.
8.7.2
उदीरयन्तudīrayanta वायुभिर्वाश्रासःvāyubhirvāśrāsaḥ पर्श्निमातरःpṛśnimātaraḥ |

धुक्षन्तपिप्युशीमिषमdhukṣantapipyuśīmiṣam ||
Loud roaring with the winds the Sons of Pṛśni have upraised themselves:
They have poured out the streaming food.
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वपन्तिvapanti मरुतोmaruto मिहंmihaṃ परpra वेपयन्तिvepayanti पर्वतानparvatān |

यदyad यामंyāmaṃ यान्तिyānti वायुभिःvāyubhiḥ ||
The Maruts spread the mist abroad and make mountains rock and reel,
When with the winds they go their way
8.7.4
निni यदyad यामायyāmāya वोvo गिरिर्निghirirni सिन्धवोsindhavo विधर्मणेvidharmaṇe |

महेmahe शुष्मायśuṣmāya येमिरेyemire ||
What time the rivers and the hills before your coming bowed them down,
So to sustain your mighty force.
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युष्मानुyuṣmānu नक्तमूतयेnaktamūtaye युष्मानyuṣmān दिवाdivā हवामहेhavāmahe |

युष्मानyuṣmān परयत्यध्वरेprayatyadhvare ||
We call on you for aid by night, on you for succour in the day,
On you while sacrifice proceeds.
8.7.6
उदुudu तयेtye अरुणप्सवश्चित्राaruṇapsavaścitrā यामेभिरीरतेyāmebhirīrate |

वाश्राvāśrā अधिष्णुनाadhiṣṇunā दिवःdivaḥ ||
These, verily, wondrous, red of hue, speed on their courses with a roar
Over the ridges of the sky.
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सर्जन्तिsṛjanti रश्मिमोजसाraśmimojasā पन्थांpanthāṃ सूर्यायsūryāya यातवेyātave |

तेte भानुभिर्विbhānubhirvi तस्थिरेtasthire ||
With might they drop the loosened rein so that the Sun may run his course,
And spread themselves with beams of light.
8.7.8
इमांimāṃ मेme मरुतोmaruto गिरमिमंghiramimaṃ सतोमंstomaṃ रभुक्षणःṛbhukṣaṇaḥ |

इमंimaṃ मेme वनताvanatā हवमhavam ||
Accept, ye Maruts, this my song, accept ye this mine hymn of praise,
Accept, Ṛbhukṣans, this my call.
8.7.9
तरीणिtrīṇi सरांसिsarāṃsi पर्श्नयोpṛśnayo दुदुह्रेduduhre वज्रिणेvajriṇe मधुmadhu |

उत्संutsaṃ कवन्धमुद्रिणमkavandhamudriṇam ||
The dappled Cows have poured three lakes, meath for the Thunder-wielding God,
From the great cask, the watery cloud.
8.7.10
मरुतोmaruto यदyad धdha वोvo दिवःdivaḥ सुम्नायन्तोsumnāyanto हवामहेhavāmahe |

आā तूtū नna उपगन्तनupaghantana ||
O Maruts, quickly come to us when, longing for felicity,
We call you hither from the sky.
8.7.11
यूयंyūyaṃ हिhi षठाṣṭhā सुदानवोsudānavo रुद्राrudrā रभुक्षणोṛbhukṣaṇo दमेdame |

उतuta परचेतसोpracetaso मदेmade ||
For, Rudras and Ṛbhukṣans, ye, Most Bountiful, are in the house,
Wise when the gladdening draught is drunk.
8.7.12
आā नोno रयिंrayiṃ मदच्युतंmadacyutaṃ पुरुक्षुंpurukṣuṃ विश्वधायसमviśvadhāyasam |

इयर्ताiyartā मरुतोmaruto दिवःdivaḥ ||
O Maruts, send us down from heaven riches distilling rapturous joy,
With plenteous food, sustaining all.
8.7.13
अधीवadhīva यदyad गिरीणांghirīṇāṃ यामंyāmaṃ शुभ्राśubhrā अचिध्वमacidhvam |

सुवानैर्मन्दध्वsuvānairmandadhva इन्दुभिःindubhiḥ ||
When, Bright Ones, hither from the hills ye have resolved to take your way,
Ye revel in the drops effused.
8.7.14
एतावतश्चिदेषांetāvataścideṣāṃ सुम्नंsumnaṃ भिक्षेतbhikṣeta मर्त्यःmartyaḥ |

अदाभ्यस्यadābhyasya मन्मभिःmanmabhiḥ ||
Man should solicit with his lauds happiness which belongs to them,
So great a band invincible.
8.7.15
येye दरप्साdrapsā इवiva रोदसीrodasī धमन्त्यनुdhamantyanu वर्ष्टिभिःvṛṣṭibhiḥ |

उत्संutsaṃ दुहन्तोduhanto अक्षितमakṣitam ||
They who like fiery sparks with showers of rain blow through the heaven and earth,
Milking the spring that never fails.
8.7.16
उदुudu सवानेभिरीरतsvānebhirīrata उदud रथैरुदुrathairudu वायुभिःvāyubhiḥ |

उतut सतोमैःstomaiḥ पर्श्निमातरःpṛśnimātaraḥ ||
With chariots and tumultuous roar, with tempests and with hymns of praise
The Sons of Pṛśni hurry forth.
8.7.17
येनावyenāva तुर्वशंturvaśaṃ यदुंyaduṃ येनyena कण्वंkaṇvaṃ धनस्प्र्तमdhanaspṛtam |

रायेrāye सुsu तस्यtasya धीमहिdhīmahi ||
For wealth, we think of that whereby ye aided Yadu, Turvaśa,
And KanVa who obtained the spoil.
8.7.18
इमाimā उu वःvaḥ सुदानवोsudānavo घर्तंghṛtaṃ नna पिप्युषीरिषःpipyuṣīriṣaḥ |

वर्धानvardhān काण्वस्यkāṇvasya मन्मभिःmanmabhiḥ ||
May these our viands Bounteous Ones I that flow in streams like holy oil,
With Kaṇva's hymns, increase your might.
8.7.19
कवkva नूनंnūnaṃ सुदानवोsudānavo मदथाmadathā वर्क्तबर्हिषःvṛktabarhiṣaḥ |

बरह्माbrahmā कोko वःसपर्यतिvaḥsaparyati ||
Where, Bounteous Lords for whom the grass is trimmed, are ye rejoicing now?
What Brahman is adoring you?
8.7.20
नहिnahi षमṣma यदyad धdha वःvaḥ पुराpurā सतोमेभिर्व्र्क्तबर्हिषःstomebhirvṛktabarhiṣaḥ |

शर्धानśardhān रतस्यṛtasya जिन्वथjinvatha ||
Is it not there where ye of old, supplied with sacred grass, for lauds
Inspired the strong in sacrifice?
8.7.21
समुsamu तयेtye महतीरपःmahatīrapaḥ संsaṃ कषोणीkṣoṇī समुsamu सूर्यमsūryam |

संsaṃ वज्रंvajraṃ पर्वशोparvaśo दधुःdadhuḥ ||
They brought together both the worlds, the mighty waters, and the Sun,
And, joint by joint, the thunderbolt.
8.7.22
विvi वर्त्रंvṛtraṃ पर्वशोparvaśo ययुर्विyayurvi पर्वतानराजिनःparvatānarājinaḥ |

चक्राणाcakrāṇā वर्ष्णिvṛṣṇi पौंस्यमpauṃsyam ||
They sundered Vṛtra limb from limb and split the gloomy mountain-clouds,
Performing a heroic deed.
8.7.23
अनुanu तरितस्यtritasya युध्यतःyudhyataḥ शुष्ममावन्नुतśuṣmamāvannuta करतुमkratum |

अन्विन्द्रंanvindraṃ वर्त्रतूर्येvṛtratūrye ||
They reinforced the power and strength of Trita as he fought, and helped
Indra in battle with the foe.
8.7.24
विद्युद्धस्ताvidyuddhastā अभिद्यवःabhidyavaḥ शिप्राःśiprāḥ शीर्षनśīrṣan हिरण्ययीःhiraṇyayīḥ |

शुभ्राśubhrā वयञ्जतvyañjata शरियेśriye ||
They deck themselves for glory, bright, celestial, lightning in their hands,
And helms of gold upon their heads.
8.7.25
उशनाuśanā यतyat परावतparāvata उक्ष्णोukṣṇo रन्ध्रमयातनrandhramayātana |

दयौर्नdyaurna चक्रददcakradad भियाbhiyā ||
When eagerly ye from far away came to the cavern of the Bull,
He bellowed in his fear like Heaven.
8.7.26
आā नोno मखस्यmakhasya दावने.अश्वैर्हिरण्यपाणिभिःdāvane.aśvairhiraṇyapāṇibhiḥ |

देवासdevāsa उपupa गन्तनghantana ||
Borne by your golden-footed steeds, O Gods, come hither to receive
The sacrifice we offer you.
8.7.27
यदेषांyadeṣāṃ पर्षतीpṛṣatī रथेrathe परष्टिर्वहतिpraṣṭirvahati रोहितःrohitaḥ |

यान्तिyānti शुभ्राśubhrā रिणन्नपःriṇannapaḥ ||
When the red leader draws along their spotted deer yoked to the car.
The Bright Ones come, and shed the rain.
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सुषोमेsuṣome शर्यणावत्यार्जीकेśaryaṇāvatyārjīke पस्त्यावतिpastyāvati |

ययुर्निचक्रयाyayurnicakrayā नरःnaraḥ ||
Susoma, Saryakiavan, and Arjika full of homes, have they.
These Heroes, sought with downward car.
8.7.29
कदाkadā गछाथghachātha मरुतmaruta इत्थाitthā विप्रंvipraṃ हवमानमhavamānam |

मार्डीकेभिर्नाधमानमmārḍīkebhirnādhamānam ||
When, Maruts, ye come to him, the singer who invokes you thus,
With favours to your suppliant?
8.7.30
कदkad धdha नूनंnūnaṃ कधप्रियोkadhapriyo यदिन्द्रमजहातनyadindramajahātana |

कोko वःvaḥ सखित्वsakhitva ओहतेohate ||
What now? where have ye still a friend since ye left Indra all alone?
Who counteth on your friendship now?
8.7.31
सहोsaho षुṣu णोṇo वज्रहस्तैःvajrahastaiḥ कण्वासोkaṇvāso अग्निंaghniṃ मरुद्भिःmarudbhiḥ |

सतुषेहिरण्यवाशीभिःstuṣehiraṇyavāśībhiḥ ||
The Kaṇvas sing forth Agni's praise together with our Maruts’ who
Wield thunder and wear swords of gold.
8.7.32
ओo षुṣu वर्ष्णःvṛṣṇaḥ परयज्यूनाprayajyūnā नव्यसेnavyase सुवितायsuvitāya |

वव्र्त्यांvavṛtyāṃ चित्रवाजानcitravājān ||
Hither for new felicity may I attract the Impetuous Ones,
The Heroes with their wondrous strength
8.7.33
गिरयश्चिनghirayaścin निni जिहतेjihate पर्शानासोparśānāso मन्यमानाःmanyamānāḥ |

पर्वताश्चिनparvatāścin निni येमिरेyemire ||
Before them sink the very hills deerning themseives abysses: yea,
Even the mountains bend them down.
8.7.34
आक्ष्णयावानोākṣṇayāvāno वहन्त्यन्तरिक्षेणvahantyantarikṣeṇa पततःpatataḥ |

धातारःdhātāraḥ सतुवतेstuvate वयःvayaḥ ||
Steeds flying on their tortuous path through mid-air carry them, and give
The man who lauds them strength and life.
8.7.35
अग्निर्हिaghnirhi जानिjāni पूर्व्यश्छन्दोpūrvyaśchando नna सूरोsūro अर्चिषाarciṣā |

तेte भानुभिर्विbhānubhirvi तस्थिरेtasthire ||
Agni was born the first of all, like Sūrya lovely with his light:
With lustre these have spread abroad.
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