नित्यश्चाकन्यात्स्वपतिर्दमूना यस्मा उ देवः सविता जजान । भगो वा गोभिरर्यमेमनज्यात्सो अस्मै चारुश्छदयदुत स्यात्
He is ever youthful, master of his household, and self-controlled, whom the god Savitar has begotten. May Bhaga or Aryaman not withhold cows from him; may he cover him with beauty, and may it be so.
इयं सा भूया उषसामिव क्षा यद्ध क्षुमन्तः शवसा समायन् । अस्य स्तुतिं जरितुर्भिक्षमाणा आ नः शग्मास उप यन्तु वाजाः
May this earth become as abundant as the dawns, when the powerful gather with strength. Seeking the praise of this singer, may the swift prizes come to us.
अस्येदेषा सुमतिः पप्रथानाभवत्पूर्व्या भूमना गौः । अस्य सनीळा असुरस्य योनौ समान आ भरणे बिभ्रमाणाः
His favor has spread forth, the ancient, vast cow. In the home of this lord, the companions, bearing together, move in the same sustenance.
किं स्विद्वनं क उ स वृक्ष आस यतो द्यावापृथिवी निष्टतक्षुः । संतस्थाने अजरे इतऊती अहानि पूर्वीरुषसो जरन्त
What was that forest, and who was that tree, from which heaven and earth were fashioned? They stand firm, undecaying, with mighty supports; many days and dawns have grown old.
नैतावदेना परो अन्यदस्त्युक्षा स द्यावापृथिवी बिभर्ति । त्वचं पवित्रं कृणुत स्वधावान्यदीं सूर्यं न हरितो वहन्ति
There is nothing beyond this, nothing greater; the bull upholds heaven and earth. The self-sustaining ones make a skin, a filter, and the bright ones carry the sun as if it were a horse.
स्तेगो न क्षामत्येति पृथ्वीं मिहं न वातो वि ह वाति भूम । मित्रो यत्र वरुणो अज्यमानोऽग्निर्वने न व्यसृष्ट शोकम्
Like a bull, he does not tire of the earth; like wind, he moves freely through space. Where Mitra and Varuna are being worshipped, and Agni, like a fire in the forest, has not released his heat.
स्तरीर्यत्सूत सद्यो अज्यमाना व्यथिरव्यथीः कृणुत स्वगोपा । पुत्रो यत्पूर्वः पित्रोर्जनिष्ट शम्यां गौर्जगार यद्ध पृच्छान्
When the charioteer swiftly drives the team, he makes the restless steady, protecting his own. When the son was born before the parents, the cow lowed gently when the calves were questioned.
उत कण्वं नृषदः पुत्रमाहुरुत श्यावो धनमादत्त वाजी । प्र कृष्णाय रुशदपिन्वतोधरृतमत्र नकिरस्मा अपीपेत्
Some say Kanva is the son of a human, and Shyava, the victorious, has gained wealth. The bright ones pour forth for the dark one; in this matter, no one has surpassed us.
प्र सु ग्मन्ता धियसानस्य सक्षणि वरेभिर्वराँ अभि षु प्रसीदतः । अस्माकमिन्द्र उभयं जुजोषति यत्सोम्यस्यान्धसो बुबोधति
Let the eager ones come forth, the wise, with their gifts, delighting in the best. O Indra, may you be pleased with both, when you have tasted the soma drink.
वीन्द्र यासि दिव्यानि रोचना वि पार्थिवानि रजसा पुरुष्टुत । ये त्वा वहन्ति मुहुरध्वराँ उप ते सु वन्वन्तु वग्वनाँ अराधसः
O Indra, you travel through the shining realms of heaven and the earthly spaces, O much-praised one. Those who bear you at the sacrifices, may they, strong in voice, please you and drive away the hostile.
तदिन्मे छन्त्सद्वपुषो वपुष्टरं पुत्रो यज्जानं पित्रोरधीयति । जाया पतिं वहति वग्नुना सुमत्पुंस इद्भद्रो वहतुः परिष्कृतः
May that be glorious for me, more wondrous than the wondrous, when a son learns the knowledge of his parents. The wife carries her husband with zeal; may the well-adorned, noble pair carry good fortune.
तदित्सधस्थमभि चारु दीधय गावो यच्छासन्वहतुं न धेनवः । माता यन्मन्तुर्यूथस्य पूर्व्याभि वाणस्य सप्तधातुरिज्जनः
That is indeed the seat, shining all around, where the cows, like milch cows, stand ready to be yoked. When the mother of the herd, the ancient one, gives birth to the seven-formed voice.
प्र वोऽच्छा रिरिचे देवयुष्पदमेको रुद्रेभिर्याति तुर्वणिः । जरा वा येष्वमृतेषु दावने परि व ऊमेभ्यः सिञ्चता मधु
I have proclaimed to you the abode fit for the gods; Turvani goes alone with the Rudras. Whether old age or death is among them, pour out the honey for these flames.
निधीयमानमपगूळ्हमप्सु प्र मे देवानां व्रतपा उवाच । इन्द्रो विद्वाँ अनु हि त्वा चचक्ष तेनाहमग्ने अनुशिष्ट आगाम्
Hidden, deposited in the waters, the guardian of the gods' order spoke to me. Indra, knowing, has explained it to you; by that instruction, O Agni, I have come.
अक्षेत्रवित्क्षेत्रविदं ह्यप्राट् स प्रैति क्षेत्रविदानुशिष्टः । एतद्वै भद्रमनुशासनस्योत स्रुतिं विन्दत्यञ्जसीनाम्
He who does not know the field, but is guided by one who knows, he proceeds, instructed by the knower of the field. This indeed is the good of instruction, and he finds the path of the straightforward.
अद्येदु प्राणीदममन्निमाहापीवृतो अधयन्मातुरूधः । एमेनमाप जरिमा युवानमहेळन्वसुः सुमना बभूव
Today, indeed, the living one has eaten this food; filled, he has grown, nourished by his mother. Old age has come upon him, though he is young; the generous one, with a good mind, has become weary.
एतानि भद्रा कलश क्रियाम कुरुश्रवण ददतो मघानि । दान इद्वो मघवानः सो अस्त्वयं च सोमो हृदि यं बिभर्मि
Let us perform these auspicious rites, O Kuruśravaṇa, giving gifts of abundance. May the generous donors be givers; may this Soma, which I bear in my heart, be so.
प्र मा युयुज्रे प्रयुजो जनानां वहामि स्म पूषणमन्तरेण । विश्वे देवासो अध मामरक्षन्दुःशासुरागादिति घोष आसीत्
No one has bound me among people; I have carried on without Pūṣan. May all the gods then protect me; the cry of the lawless was raised.
सं मा तपन्त्यभितः सपत्नीरिव पर्शवः । नि बाधते अमतिर्नग्नता जसुर्वेर्न वेवीयते मतिः
On all sides they torment me, like rival wives, my ribs. Helplessness oppresses me; nakedness brings shame, and my mind trembles like a trembling horse.
मूषो न शिश्ना व्यदन्ति माध्य स्तोतारं ते शतक्रतो । सकृत्सु नो मघवन्निन्द्र मृळयाधा पितेव नो भव
Like mice gnawing at the penis, O hundred-powered one, they attack your singer. Once, O generous Indra, show us mercy; be to us as a father.
कुरुश्रवणमावृणि राजानं त्रासदस्यवम् । मंहिष्ठं वाघतामृषिः
I choose Kuruśravaṇa, the king, Trāsadasyu, the most mighty among the generous, as my sage.
यस्य मा हरितो रथे तिस्रो वहन्ति साधुया । स्तवै सहस्रदक्षिणे
He whose chariot is drawn by three bay horses, well-guided, for whom the praise is sung at the thousand-gifted sacrifice.
यस्य प्रस्वादसो गिर उपमश्रवसः पितुः । क्षेत्रं न रण्वमूचुषे
He whose sweet songs are like those of Upamaśravas, his father, have proclaimed the field as abundant.
अधि पुत्रोपमश्रवो नपान्मित्रातिथेरिहि । पितुष्टे अस्मि वन्दिता
Upon the son Upamaśravas, descendant of Mitrātithi, I call; I am the one who honors your father.
यदीशीयामृतानामुत वा मर्त्यानाम् । जीवेदिन्मघवा मम
If I might rule over the immortals or even mortals, may the generous one live for me.
न देवानामति व्रतं शतात्मा चन जीवति । तथा युजा वि वावृते
No one, not even with a hundred souls, lives beyond the law of the gods; thus, with such a yoke, he is set apart.
प्रावेपा मा बृहतो मादयन्ति प्रवातेजा इरिणे वर्वृतानाः । सोमस्येव मौजवतस्य भक्षो विभीदको जागृविर्मह्यमच्छान्
The dice, made of strong Vibhīdaka nuts, excite me; thrown on the dry ground, they make me rejoice. Like the delicious food of the Mujavat Soma, the lively dice, urging me, have awakened me.
न मा मिमेथ न जिहीळ एषा शिवा सखिभ्य उत मह्यमासीत् । अक्षस्याहमेकपरस्य हेतोरनुव्रतामप जायामरोधम्
She has neither scolded nor rejected me; she has been kind to my friends and to me. For the sake of the one die, I abandoned my devoted wife and made her weep.
द्वेष्टि श्वश्रूरप जाया रुणद्धि न नाथितो विन्दते मर्डितारम् । अश्वस्येव जरतो वस्न्यस्य नाहं विन्दामि कितवस्य भोगम्
The mother-in-law hates the wife, she restrains her; the destitute finds no comforter. Like an old horse worn out by service, I do not find enjoyment in the gambler's winnings.
अन्ये जायां परि मृशन्त्यस्य यस्यागृधद्वेदने वाज्यक्षः । पिता माता भ्रातर एनमाहुर्न जानीमो नयता बद्धमेतम्
Others touch his wife, the eager gambler, longing for the throw. Father, mother, and brothers say of him: 'We do not know him; take him away, he is bound.'