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धृतव्रता आदित्या इषिरा आरे मत्कर्त रहसूरिवागः। शृण्वतो वो वरुण मित्र देवा भद्रस्य विद्वाँ अवसे हुवे वः॥

dhṛtavratā ādityā iṣirā āre matkarta rahasūrivāgaḥ | śṛṇvato vo varuṇa mitra devā bhadrasya vidvā avase huve vaḥ ||

UPHOLDERS of the Law, ye strong Adityas, remove my sin like her who bears in secret. You, Varuna, Mitra and all Gods who listen, I call to help me, I who know your goodness.

यूयं देवाः प्रमतिर्यूयमोजो यूयं द्वेषांसि सनुतर्युयोत। अभिक्षत्तारो अभि च क्षमध्वमद्या च नो मृळयतापरं च॥

yūyaṁ devāḥ pramatiryūyamojo yūyaṁ dveṣāṁsi sanutaryuyota | abhikṣattāro abhi ca kṣamadhvamadyā ca no mṛḻayatāparaṁ ca ||

Ye, Gods, are providence and ye are power: remove ye utterly all those who hate us. As givers of good things deal with us kindly: this day be gracious to us and hereafter.

किमू नु वः कृणवामापरेण किं सनेन वसव आप्येन। यूयं नो मित्रावरुणादिते च स्वस्तिमिन्द्रामरुतो दधात॥

kimū nu vaḥ kṛṇavāmāpareṇa kiṁ sanena vasava āpyena | yūyaṁ no mitrāvaruṇādite ca svastimindrāmaruto dadhāta ||

What service may we do you with our future, what service, Vasus, with our ancient friendship? O Aditi, and VaruVa and Mitra, Indra and Maruts, make us well and happy.

हये देवा यूयमिदापयः स्थ ते मृळत नाधमानाय मह्यम्। मा वो रथो मध्यमवाळृते भून्मा युष्मावत्स्वापिषु श्रमिष्म॥

haye devā yūyamidāpayaḥ stha te mṛḻata nādhamānāya mahyam | mā vo ratho madhyamavāḻṛte bhūnmā yuṣmāvatsvāpiṣu śramiṣma ||

Ye, O ye Gods, are verily our kinsmen as such be kind to me who now implore you. Let not your car come slowly to our worship: of kinsmen such as you ne'er let us weary.

प्र व एको मिमय भूर्यागो यन्मा पितेव कितवं शशास। आरे पाशा आरे अघानि देवा मा माधि पुत्रे विमिव ग्रभीष्ट॥

pra va eko mimaya bhūryāgo yanmā piteva kitavaṁ śaśāsa | āre pāśā āre aghāni devā mā mādhi putre vimiva grabhīṣṭa ||

I singly have sinned many a sin against you, and ye chastised me as a sire the gambler. Far be your nets, far, Gods, be mine offences: seize me not like a bird upon her offspring.

अर्वाञ्चो अद्या भवता यजत्रा आ वो हार्दि भयमानो व्ययेयम्। त्राध्वं नो देवा निजुरो वृकस्य त्राध्वं कर्तादवपदो यजत्राः॥

arvāñco adyā bhavatā yajatrā ā vo hārdi bhayamāno vyayeyam | trādhvaṁ no devā nijuro vṛkasya trādhvaṁ kartādavapado yajatrāḥ ||

Turn yourselves hitherward this day, ye Holy, that fearing in my heart I may approach you. Protect us, God; let not the wolf destroy us. Save us, ye Holy, from the pit and falling.

माहं मघोनो वरुण प्रियस्य भूरिदाव्न आ विदं शूनमापेः। मा रायो राजन्सुयमादव स्थां बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः॥

māhaṁ maghono varuṇa priyasya bhūridāvna ā vidaṁ śūnamāpeḥ | mā rāyo rājansuyamādava sthāṁ bṛhadvadema vidathe suvīrāḥ ||

May I not live, O Varuna, to witness my wealthy, liberal, dear friend's destitution. King, may I never lack well-ordered riches. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly.