तव द्रप्सो नीलवान्वाश ऋत्विय इन्धानः सिष्णवा ददे त्वं महीनामुषसामसि प्रियः क्षपो वस्तुषु राजसि
Your dark-hued form, O Agni, is kindled by the priest, placed in the fire; you are beloved of the dawns, you are dear in the nights, you reign among the dwellings.
तमोषधीर्दधिरे गर्भमृत्वियं तमापो अग्निं जनयन्त मातरः तमित्समानं वनिनश्च वीरुधो ऽन्तर्वतीश्च सुवते च विश्वहा
The plants have placed the sacrificial embryo; the waters, mothers, have generated Agni; the trees and herbs, those bearing within, and those that flow, all together have produced him, the universal.
अग्निरिन्द्राय पवते दिवि शुक्रो वि राजति महिषीव वि जायते
Agni is purified for Indra; in heaven he shines bright, he is born like a mighty bull.
यो जागार तमृचः कामयन्ते यो जागार तमु सामानि यन्ति यो जागार तमयं सोम आह तवाहमस्मि सख्ये न्योकाः
He who keeps watch, the hymns desire him; he who keeps watch, the chants go to him; he who keeps watch, Soma says to him: 'I am yours in friendship, I dwell with you.'
अग्निर्जागार तमृचः कामयन्तेग्निर्जागार तमु सामानि यन्ति अग्निर्जागार तमयं सोम आह तवाहमस्मि सख्ये न्योकाः
Agni keeps watch, the hymns desire him; Agni keeps watch, the chants go to him; Agni keeps watch, Soma says to him: 'I am yours in friendship, I dwell with you.'
नमः सखिभ्यः पूर्वसद्भ्यो नमः साकन्निषेभ्यः युञ्जे वाचं शतपदीम्
Homage to the companions who sat before, homage to those who sit together now; I harness the speech with a hundred paths.
युञ्जे वाचं शतपदीं गाये सहस्रवर्त्तनि गायत्रं त्रैष्टुभं जगत्
I harness the speech with a hundred paths, I sing the song with a thousand turns, the Gāyatra, the Triṣṭubh, the Jagat meter.
गायत्रं त्रैष्टुभं जगद्विश्वा रूपाणि सम्भृता देवा ओकांसि चक्रिरे
The Gāyatra, the Triṣṭubh, the Jagat—these forms the gods have gathered; they have made their abodes.
अग्निर्ज्योतिर्ज्योतिरग्निरिन्द्रो ज्योतिर्ज्योतिरिन्द्रः सूर्यो ज्योतिर्ज्योतिः सूर्यः
Agni is light, light is Agni; Indra is light, light is Indra; Sūrya is light, light is Sūrya.
पुनरूर्जा नि वर्त्तस्व पुनरग्न इषायुषा पुनर्नः पाह्यंहसः
Return again with nourishment, return again, Agni, with food and life; return again, protect us from harm.
सह रय्या नि वर्तस्वाग्ने पिन्वस्व धारया विश्वप्स्न्या विश्वतस्परि
Return with wealth, O Agni, prosper with abundance, with all-encompassing sustenance, spread everywhere.
यदिन्द्राहं यथा त्वमीशीय वस्व एक इत् स्तोता मे गोसखा स्यात्
If I, Indra, could rule wealth as you do, then let my praise be singular; let my friend be a giver of cows.
शिक्षेयमस्मै दित्सेयं शचीपते मनीषिणे यदहं गोपतिः स्याम्
May I learn for him, may I give to him, O lord of power, to the wise one, if I may be the master of cows.
धेनुष्ट इन्द्र सूनृता यजमानाय सुन्वते गामश्वं पिप्युषी दुहे
O Indra, the sweet-speaking cow, for the sacrificer, for the one who presses, milks out nourishing milk, cattle, and horses.
आपो हि ष्ठा मयोभुवस्ता न ऊर्जे दधातन महे रणाय चक्षसे
Waters, come here, bring delight; place strength for us, for great vision and battle.
यो वः शिवतमो रसस्तस्य भाजयतेह नः उशतीरिव मातरः
That most auspicious essence of yours, let it be shared with us here, like mothers who nourish their young.
तस्मा अरं गमाम वो यस्य क्षयाय जिन्वथ आपो जनयथा च नः
Therefore, let us approach the one for whose dwelling you strive; O waters, generate and nurture us.
वात आ वातु बेषजं शम्भु मयोभु नो हृदे प्र न अयूंषि तारिषत्
May the wind blow healing, bringing happiness and delight to us; may it carry us across to long life.
उत वात पितासि न उत भ्रातोत नः सखा स नो जीवातवे कृधि
O wind, you are our father, you are our brother, you are our friend; make us live.
यददो वात ते गृहे ऽमृतं निहितं गुहा तस्यो नो देहि जीवसे
Whatever nectar is hidden in your house, O wind, concealed in secret, grant that to us for life.
अभि वाजी विश्वरूपो जनित्रं हिरण्ययं बिभ्रदत्कं सुपर्णः सूर्यस्य भानुमृतुथा वसानः परि स्वयं मेधमृज्रो जजान
The swift, all-formed carrier, bearing the golden egg, the great bird, clothed in the rays of the sun, moves in order, and self-born, the mighty one, has generated wisdom.
अप्सु रेतः शिश्रिये विश्वरूपं तेजः पृथिव्यामधि यत्सम्बभूव अन्तरिक्षे स्वं महिमानं मिमानः कनिक्रन्ति वृष्णो अश्वस्य रेतः
In the waters the seed was placed, all-formed, the radiance that arose upon the earth; measuring his own greatness in the mid-space, he advanced, the seed of the vigorous horse.
अयं सहस्रा परि युक्ता वसानः सूर्यस्य भानुं यज्ञो दाधार सहस्रदाः शतदा भूरिदावा धर्त्ता दिवो भुवनस्य विश्पतिः
This one, adorned with a thousand, clothed in rays, the sacrifice upholds the sun's brilliance; giver of thousands, giver of hundreds, giver of much, supporter of heaven, lord of the world.
नाके सुपर्णमुप यत्पतन्तं हृदा वेनन्तो अभ्यचक्षत त्वा हिरण्यपक्षं वरुणस्य दूतं यमस्य योनौ शकुनं भुरण्युम्
In heaven, when the bird with golden wings flies up, they gaze upon it with their hearts; you, messenger of Varuna, bird of Yama's realm, the shining one.
ऊर्ध्वो गन्धर्वो अधि नाके अस्थात्प्रत्यञ्चित्रा बिभ्रदस्यायुधानि वसानो अत्कं सुरभिं दृशे कं स्वर्ण नाम जनत प्रियाणि
The Gandharva stands upright in heaven, bearing his bright weapons, clothed in fragrance for vision; he generates the golden name, beloved things.
द्रप्सः समुद्रमभि यज्जिगाति पश्यन्गृध्रस्य चक्षसा विधर्मन् भानुः शुक्रेण शोचिषा चकानस्तृतीये चक्रे रजसि प्रियाणि
The drop moves toward the ocean, seeing with the vulture's eye, fulfilling its order; the brilliance shines with pure flame, creating beloved things in the third realm.
नवम तृतीयो ऽर्धः आशुः शिशानो वृषभो न भीमो घनाघनः क्षोभणश्चर्षणीनाम् सङ्क्रन्दनो ऽनिमिष एकवीरः शतं सेना अजयत्साकमिन्द्रः
The ninth, the third part, swift, shining, like a mighty bull, terrifying, thundering, stirring men, advancing, unblinking, single hero; Indra conquered a hundred armies together.
सङ्क्रन्दनेनानिमिषेण जिष्णुना युत्कारेण दुश्च्यवनेन धृष्णुना तदिन्द्रेण जयत तत्सहध्वं युधो नर इषुहस्तेन वृष्णा
With advancing, unblinking, victorious, ready, hard-to-move, bold Indra, conquer; stand together in battle, O men, with the mighty one holding the arrow.
स इषुहस्तैः स निषङ्गिभिर्वशी संस्रष्टा स युध इन्द्रो गणेन सं सृष्टजित्सोमपा बाहुशर्ध्यूग्रधन्वा प्रतिहिताभिरस्ता
He, with those holding arrows, with those bearing quivers, the master, the leader in battle, Indra with his troop, the victorious, soma-drinker, strong-armed, fierce-bowed, strikes with his weapons.
बृहस्पते परि दीया रथेन रक्षोहामित्रां अपबाधमानः प्रभञ्जन्सेनाः प्रमृणो युधा जयन्नस्माकमेध्यविता रथानाम्
O Brihaspati, drive around with your chariot, repelling demons and enemies; break armies, crush in battle, conquering, make us the best among chariots.