एषा दिवो दुहिता प्रत्यदर्शि ज्योतिर्वसाना समना पुरस्तात् । ऋतस्य पन्थामन्वेति साधु प्रजानतीव न दिशो मिनाति
This daughter of heaven is seen, radiant, adorned with light, advancing together at the front; she follows the good path of truth, knowing, and does not miss the directions.
उपो अदर्शि शुन्ध्युवो न वक्षो नोधा इवाविरकृत प्रियाणि । अद्मसन्न ससतो बोधयन्ती शश्वत्तमागात्पुनरेयुषीणाम्
She has appeared, like the breast of a pure woman, manifesting her beloved forms like a skilled wife; awakening the sleepers, she comes again and again, the most constant of those who return.
पूर्वे अर्धे रजसो अप्त्यस्य गवां जनित्र्यकृत प्र केतुम् । व्यु प्रथते वितरं वरीय ओभा पृणन्ती पित्रोरुपस्था
In the former half of the shining realm, the mother of cows has made the sign; she spreads wide, bestowing abundance, filling both parents’ lap.
एवेदेषा पुरुतमा दृशे कं नाजामिं न परि वृणक्ति जामिम् । अरेपसा तन्वा शाशदाना नार्भादीषते न महो विभाती
This very one, most bountiful, is seen by all; she neither rejects the newborn nor the spouse. Unblemished, adorned in her form, she does not shrink from the child nor from the great as she shines forth.
अभ्रातेव पुंस एति प्रतीची गर्तारुगिव सनये धनानाम् । जायेव पत्य उशती सुवासा उषा हस्रेव नि रिणीते अप्सः
She comes like a cloud toward the man, like a well-dug channel for the seeker of wealth; like a wife to her husband, adorned and eager, Dawn, like a bright herd, releases the waters.
स्वसा स्वस्रे ज्यायस्यै योनिमारैगपैत्यस्याः प्रतिचक्ष्येव । व्युच्छन्ती रश्मिभिः सूर्यस्याञ्ज्यङ्क्ते समनगा इव व्राः
Like a younger sister approaching the dwelling of her elder, she appears as if returning to her own home; shining forth with the rays of the sun, she is adorned, like troops of women gathering together.
आसां पूर्वासामहसु स्वसॄणामपरा पूर्वामभ्येति पश्चात् । ताः प्रत्नवन्नव्यसीर्नूनमस्मे रेवदुच्छन्तु सुदिना उषासः
Of these dawns, among the earlier sisters, the later one follows the former from behind; may these ever-new dawns, like the ancient ones, rise for us now, bringing wealth and a good day.
प्र बोधयोषः पृणतो मघोन्यबुध्यमानाः पणयः ससन्तु । रेवदुच्छ मघवद्भ्यो मघोनि रेवत्स्तोत्रे सूनृते जारयन्ती
Awaken us, O Dawn, with your bounty; let the unawakened hoards be awakened; rise with riches for the generous, O bountiful one, granting reward to the hymn and to the true word.
अवेयमश्वैद्युवतिः पुरस्ताद्युङ्क्ते गवामरुणानामनीकम् । वि नूनमुच्छादसति प्र केतुर्गृहंगृहमुप तिष्ठाते अग्निः
This young maiden, rich in horses, yokes at the front the red cattle, the foremost of the herd; now as she rises, her banner is spread out, and Agni stands at every home.
उत्ते वयश्चिद्वसतेरपप्तन्नरश्च ये पितुभाजो व्युष्टौ । अमा सते वहसि भूरि वाममुषो देवि दाशुषे मर्त्याय
Even the birds have flown up from their nests, and men who share in the offering with their fathers at dawn; you, O divine Dawn, bring much wealth to the worshipper, to the mortal who dwells at home.
अस्तोढ्वं स्तोम्या ब्रह्मणा मेऽवीवृधध्वमुशतीरुषासः । युष्माकं देवीरवसा सनेम सहस्रिणं च शतिनं च वाजम्
I have praised you with my hymn and song; may you, Dawns, be increased; with your favor, O goddesses, may we attain a thousandfold and hundredfold prize.
प्राता रत्नं प्रातरित्वा दधाति तं चिकित्वान्प्रतिगृह्या नि धत्ते । तेन प्रजां वर्धयमान आयू रायस्पोषेण सचते सुवीरः
In the morning, the wise one brings forth a treasure, receives it, and sets it down; with it, increasing his offspring and lifespan, he prospers with wealth and heroic strength.
सुगुरसत्सुहिरण्यः स्वश्वो बृहदस्मै वय इन्द्रो दधाति । यस्त्वायन्तं वसुना प्रातरित्वो मुक्षीजयेव पदिमुत्सिनाति
Indra bestows upon him a good dwelling, much gold, fine horses, and great abundance, who, bringing you the morning gift, releases the treasure as a winner frees a foot from a snare.
आयमद्य सुकृतं प्रातरिच्छन्निष्टेः पुत्रं वसुमता रथेन । अंशोः सुतं पायय मत्सरस्य क्षयद्वीरं वर्धय सूनृताभिः
Today, bringing the morning gift, he approaches with a chariot full of wealth, like a son to his father; let him drink the pressed juice of the Soma, and with true words, increase the strength of the hero.
उप क्षरन्ति सिन्धवो मयोभुव ईजानं च यक्ष्यमाणं च धेनवः । पृणन्तं च पपुरिं च श्रवस्यवो घृतस्य धारा उप यन्ति विश्वतः
The rivers flow together, bringing joy, and the cows come to the one who sacrifices and worships; those who fill and those who pour out, all renowned, streams of ghee come from every side.
नाकस्य पृष्ठे अधि तिष्ठति श्रितो यः पृणाति स ह देवेषु गच्छति । तस्मा आपो घृतमर्षन्ति सिन्धवस्तस्मा इयं दक्षिणा पिन्वते सदा
He who gives stands established on the summit of the sky; he who fills goes among the gods; for him, the waters bring ghee, the rivers flow, and for him, this offering is always abundant.
दक्षिणावतामिदिमानि चित्रा दक्षिणावतां दिवि सूर्यासः । दक्षिणावन्तो अमृतं भजन्ते दक्षिणावन्तः प्र तिरन्त आयुः
These splendid things belong to the giver; for those who give, the suns shine in the sky; those with gifts partake of immortality, and those with gifts extend their lifespan.
मा पृणन्तो दुरितमेन आरन्मा जारिषुः सूरयः सुव्रतासः । अन्यस्तेषां परिधिरस्तु कश्चिदपृणन्तमभि सं यन्तु शोकाः
May those who give not encounter misfortune, nor may their sons be harmed, O noble ones; let some boundary be set for others, but let sorrows come upon the one who does not give.
अमन्दान्स्तोमान्प्र भरे मनीषा सिन्धावधि क्षियतो भाव्यस्य । यो मे सहस्रममिमीत सवानतूर्तो राजा श्रव इच्छमानः
With my thought I bring forth abundant praises, for the lord of the Sindhu, the dweller in riches; he who measured out a thousand for me, the generous king, desiring fame.
शतं राज्ञो नाधमानस्य निष्काञ्छतमश्वान्प्रयतान्सद्य आदम् । शतं कक्षीवाँ असुरस्य गोनां दिवि श्रवोऽजरमा ततान
A hundred golden necklets of the king who does not withhold, a hundred horses, ready and harnessed, at once; a hundred cows of Kakṣīvant the lord, and his fame is spread in heaven, undecaying.
उप मा श्यावाः स्वनयेन दत्ता वधूमन्तो दश रथासो अस्थुः । षष्टिः सहस्रमनु गव्यमागात्सनत्कक्षीवाँ अभिपित्वे अह्नाम्
To me, ten chariots with brides, given by the Śyāva, have come; sixty thousand cattle followed, and the wealth of Kakṣīvant came in abundance at the day's end.
चत्वारिंशद्दशरथस्य शोणाः सहस्रस्याग्रे श्रेणिं नयन्ति । मदच्युतः कृशनावतो अत्यान्कक्षीवन्त उदमृक्षन्त पज्राः
Forty red horses of the ten-charioted one lead the line at the head of the thousand; the swift steeds of Kakṣīvant, pouring out the intoxicating drink, have surpassed the rest.
पूर्वामनु प्रयतिमा ददे वस्त्रीन्युक्ताँ अष्टावरिधायसो गाः । सुबन्धवो ये विश्या इव व्रा अनस्वन्तः श्रव ऐषन्त पज्राः
Following the earlier gift, I received garments, yoked eight times, and cows; close friends, like clansmen, the charioteers without wagons, have attained fame.
आगधिता परिगधिता या कशीकेव जङ्गहे । ददाति मह्यं यादुरी याशूनां भोज्या शता
She who is adorned, encircled, like a girdle on the thigh of a Kashi woman, the Yaduri gives me hundreds of enjoyable things, swift and plentiful.
उपोप मे परा मृश मा मे दभ्राणि मन्यथाः । सर्वाहमस्मि रोमशा गन्धारीणामिवाविका
Come near to me, examine me thoroughly, do not think little of my smallness; I am entirely hairy, like a ewe among the Gandharis.
अग्निं होतारं मन्ये दास्वन्तं वसुं सूनुं सहसो जातवेदसं विप्रं न जातवेदसम् । य ऊर्ध्वया स्वध्वरो देवो देवाच्या कृपा । घृतस्य विभ्राष्टिमनु वष्टि शोचिषाजुह्वानस्य सर्पिषः
I regard Agni as the Hotar, the generous, the wealthy son of strength, the knower of all births, a sage like the knower of all births; the god, pure in his rites, with divine compassion, follows the shining flow of ghee with his flame, as he offers the clarified butter.
यजिष्ठं त्वा यजमाना हुवेम ज्येष्ठमङ्गिरसां विप्र मन्मभिर्विप्रेभिः शुक्र मन्मभिः । परिज्मानमिव द्यां होतारं चर्षणीनाम् । शोचिष्केशं वृषणं यमिमा विशः प्रावन्तु जूतये विशः
We invoke you, most fit for sacrifice, O Agni, the greatest of the Angirases, O sage, with our hymns, with the purest thoughts; like a guardian of the sky, the Hotar of the peoples, with flaming hair, the strong one whom the clans support for help.
स हि पुरू चिदोजसा विरुक्मता दीद्यानो भवति द्रुहंतरः परशुर्न द्रुहंतरः । वीळु चिद्यस्य समृतौ श्रुवद्वनेव यत्स्थिरम् । निःषहमाणो यमते नायते धन्वासहा नायते
For he, shining with much strength and radiance, becomes the destroyer of the foe, like an axe, not a destroyer of the foe; even those who lie low in his presence, as in a dense forest, whatever is firm, he overcomes and subdues, he leads forth, unconquered in battle.
दृळ्हा चिदस्मा अनु दुर्यथा विदे तेजिष्ठाभिररणिभिर्दाष्ट्यवसेऽग्नये दाष्ट्यवसे । प्र यः पुरूणि गाहते तक्षद्वनेव शोचिषा । स्थिरा चिदन्ना नि रिणात्योजसा नि स्थिराणि चिदोजसा
Even the strongholds yield to him; you know the paths, with the swiftest kindling-sticks for the sake of the offering to Agni, for the sake of the offering; he who pierces many, as a carpenter with his flame, even firm foods he cuts through with his strength, yes, even the firmest with his strength.
तमस्य पृक्षमुपरासु धीमहि नक्तं यः सुदर्शतरो दिवातरादप्रायुषे दिवातरात् । आदस्यायुर्ग्रभणवद्वीळु शर्म न सूनवे । भक्तमभक्तमवो व्यन्तो अजरा अग्नयो व्यन्तो अजराः
We meditate on the brightness among the dark ones, who is more clearly seen by night than by day, not in the short-lived day; to him, as to a son, we grasp the shelter, both for the devoted and the undevoted, the undying Agnis, granting protection.