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इदं श्रेष्ठं ज्योतिषां ज्योतिरागाच्चित्रः प्रकेतो अजनिष्ट विभ्वा। यथा प्रसूता सवितुः सवायँ एवा रात्र्युषसे योनिमारैक्॥

idaṁ śreṣṭhaṁ jyotiṣāṁ jyotirāgāccitraḥ praketo ajaniṣṭa vibhvā | yathā prasūtā savituḥ savāya evā rātryuṣase yonimāraik ||

This light is come, amid all lights the fairest; born is the brilliant, far-extending brightness. Night, sent away for Savitar's uprising, hath yielded up a birth-place for the Morning.

रुशद्वत्सा रुशती श्वेत्यागादारैगु कृष्णा सदनान्यस्याः। समानबन्धू अमृते अनूची द्यावा वर्णं चरत आमिनाने॥

ruśadvatsā ruśatī śvetyāgādāraigu kṛṣṇā sadanānyasyāḥ | samānabandhū amṛte anūcī dyāvā varṇaṁ carata āmināne ||

The Fair, the Bright is come with her white offspring; to her the Dark One hath resigned her dwelling. Akin, immortal, following each other, changing their colours both the heavens move onward.

समानो अध्वा स्वस्रोरनन्तस्तमन्यान्या चरतो देवशिष्टे। न मेथेते न तस्थतुः सुमेके नक्तोषासा समनसा विरूपे॥

samāno adhvā svasroranantastamanyānyā carato devaśiṣṭe | na methete na tasthatuḥ sumeke naktoṣāsā samanasā virūpe ||

Common, unending is the Sisters' pathway; taught by the Gods, alternately they travel. Fair-formed, of different hues and yet one-minded, Night and Dawn clash not, neither do they travel.

भास्वती नेत्री सूनृतानामचेति चित्रा वि दुरो न आवः। प्रार्प्या जगद्व्यु नो रायो अख्यदुषा अजीगर्भुवनानि विश्वा॥

bhāsvatī netrī sūnṛtānāmaceti citrā vi duro na āvaḥ | prārpyā jagadvyu no rāyo akhyaduṣā ajīgarbhuvanāni viśvā ||

Bright leader of glad sounds, our eyes behold her; splendid in hue she hath unclosed the portals. She, stirring up the world, hath shown us riches: Dawn hath awakened every living creature.

जिह्मश्ये चरितवे मघोन्याभोगय इष्टये राय उ त्वम्। दभ्रं पश्यद्भ्य उर्विया विचक्ष उषा अजीगर्भुवनानि विश्वा॥

jihmaśye caritave maghonyābhogaya iṣṭaye rāya u tvam | dabhraṁ paśyadbhya urviyā vicakṣa uṣā ajīgarbhuvanāni viśvā ||

Rich Dawn, she sets afoot the coiled-up sleeper, one for enjoyment, one for wealth or worship, Those who saw little for extended vision. All living creatures hath the Dawn awakened.

क्षत्राय त्वं श्रवसे त्वं महीया इष्टये त्वमर्थमिव त्वमित्यै। विसदृशा जीविताभिप्रचक्ष उषा अजीगर्भुवनानि विश्वा॥

kṣatrāya tvaṁ śravase tvaṁ mahīyā iṣṭaye tvamarthamiva tvamityai | visadṛśā jīvitābhipracakṣa uṣā ajīgarbhuvanāni viśvā ||

One to high sway, one to exalted glory, one to pursue his gain, and one his labour: All to regard their different vocations, all moving creatures hath the Dawn awakened.

एषा दिवो दुहिता प्रत्यदर्शि व्युच्छन्ती युवतिः शुक्रवासाः। विश्वस्येशाना पार्थिवस्य वस्व उषो अद्येह सुभगे व्युच्छ॥

eṣā divo duhitā pratyadarśi vyucchantī yuvatiḥ śukravāsāḥ | viśvasyeśānā pārthivasya vasva uṣo adyeha subhage vyuccha ||

We see her there, the Child of Heaven apparent, the young Maid, flushing in her shining raiment. Thou soyran Lady of all earthly treasure, flush on us here, auspicious Dawn, this morning.

परायतीनामन्वेति पाथ आयतीनां प्रथमा शश्वतीनाम्। व्युच्छन्ती जीवमुदीरयन्त्युषा मृतं कं चन बोधयन्ती॥

parāyatīnāmanveti pātha āyatīnāṁ prathamā śaśvatīnām | vyucchantī jīvamudīrayantyuṣā mṛtaṁ kaṁ cana bodhayantī ||

She first of endless morns to come hereafter, follows the path of morns that have departed. Dawn, at her rising, urges forth the living him who is dead she wakes not from his slumber.

उषो यदग्निं समिधे चकर्थ वि यदावश्चक्षसा सूर्यस्य। यन्मानुषान्यक्ष्यमाणाँ अजीगस्तद्देवेषु चकृषे भद्रमप्नः॥

uṣo yadagniṁ samidhe cakartha vi yadāvaścakṣasā sūryasya | yanmānuṣānyakṣyamāṇā ajīgastaddeveṣu cakṛṣe bhadramapnaḥ ||

As thou, Dawn, hast caused Agni to be kindled, and with the Sun's eye hast revealed creation. And hast awakened men to offer worship, thou hast performed, for Gods, a noble service.

कियात्या यत्समया भवाति या व्यूषुर्याश्च नूनं व्युच्छान्। अनु पूर्वाः कृपते वावशाना प्रदीध्याना जोषमन्याभिरेति॥

kiyātyā yatsamayā bhavāti yā vyūṣuryāśca nūnaṁ vyucchān | anu pūrvāḥ kṛpate vāvaśānā pradīdhyānā joṣamanyābhireti ||

How long a time, and they shall be together,-Dawns that have shone and Dawns to shine hereafter? She yearns for former Dawns with eager longing, and goes forth gladly shining with the others.

ईयुष्टे ये पूर्वतरामपश्यन्व्युच्छन्तीमुषसं मर्त्यासः। अस्माभिरू नु प्रतिचक्ष्याभूदो ते यन्ति ये अपरीषु पश्यान्॥

īyuṣṭe ye pūrvatarāmapaśyanvyucchantīmuṣasaṁ martyāsaḥ | asmābhirū nu praticakṣyābhūdo te yanti ye aparīṣu paśyān ||

Gone are the men who in the days before us looked on the rising of the earlier Morning. We, we the living, now behold her brightness and they come nigh who shall hereafter see her.

यावयद्द्वेषा ऋतपा ऋतेजाः सुम्नावरी सूनृता ईरयन्ती। सुमङ्गलीर्बिभ्रती देववीतिमिहाद्योषः श्रेष्ठतमा व्युच्छ॥

yāvayaddveṣā ṛtapā ṛtejāḥ sumnāvarī sūnṛtā īrayantī | sumaṅgalīrbibhratī devavītimihādyoṣaḥ śreṣṭhatamā vyuccha ||

Foe-chaser, born of Law, the Law's protectress, joy-giver waker of all pleasant voices, Auspicious, bringing food for Gods' enjoyment, shine on us here, most bright, O Dawn, this morning.

शश्वत्पुरोषा व्युवास देव्यथो अद्येदं व्यावो मघोनी। अथो व्युच्छादुत्तराँ अनु द्यूनजरामृता चरति स्वधाभिः॥

śaśvatpuroṣā vyuvāsa devyatho adyedaṁ vyāvo maghonī | atho vyucchāduttarā anu dyūnajarāmṛtā carati svadhābhiḥ ||

From days eternal hath Dawn shone, the Goddess, and shows this light to-day, endowed with riches. So will she shine on days to come immortal she moves on in her own strength, undecaying.

व्यञ्जिभिर्दिव आतास्वद्यौदप कृष्णां निर्णिजं देव्यावः। प्रबोधयन्त्यरुणेभिरश्वैरोषा याति सुयुजा रथेन॥

vyañjibhirdiva ātāsvadyaudapa kṛṣṇāṁ nirṇijaṁ devyāvaḥ | prabodhayantyaruṇebhiraśvairoṣā yāti suyujā rathena ||

In the sky's borders hath she shone in splendour: the Goddess hath thrown off the veil of darkness. Awakening the world with purple horses, on her well-harnessed chariot Dawn approaches.

आवहन्ती पोष्या वार्याणि चित्रं केतुं कृणुते चेकिताना। ईयुषीणामुपमा शश्वतीनां विभातीनां प्रथमोषा व्यश्वैत्॥

āvahantī poṣyā vāryāṇi citraṁ ketuṁ kṛṇute cekitānā | īyuṣīṇāmupamā śaśvatīnāṁ vibhātīnāṁ prathamoṣā vyaśvait ||

Bringing all life-sustaining blessings with her, showing herself she sends forth brilliant lustre. Last of the countless mornings that have vanished, first of bright morns to come hath Dawn arisen.

उदीर्ध्वं जीवो असुर्न आगादप प्रागात्तम आ ज्योतिरेति। आरैक्पन्थां यातवे सूर्यायागन्म यत्र प्रतिरन्त आयुः॥

udīrdhvaṁ jīvo asurna āgādapa prāgāttama ā jyotireti | āraikpanthāṁ yātave sūryāyāganma yatra pratiranta āyuḥ ||

Arise! the breath, the life, again hath reached us: darkness hath passed away and light approacheth. She for the Sun hath left a path to travel we have arrived where men prolong existence.

स्यूमना वाच उदियर्ति वह्निः स्तवानो रेभ उषसो विभातीः। अद्या तदुच्छ गृणते मघोन्यस्मे आयुर्नि दिदीहि प्रजावत्॥

syūmanā vāca udiyarti vahniḥ stavāno rebha uṣaso vibhātīḥ | adyā taduccha gṛṇate maghonyasme āyurni didīhi prajāvat ||

Singing the praises of refulgent Mornings with his hymn's web the priest, the poet rises. Shine then to-day, rich Maid, on him who lauds thee, shine down on us the gift of life and offipring.

या गोमतीरुषसः सर्ववीरा व्युच्छन्ति दाशुषे मर्त्याय। वायोरिव सूनृतानामुदर्के ता अश्वदा अश्नवत्सोमसुत्वा॥

yā gomatīruṣasaḥ sarvavīrā vyucchanti dāśuṣe martyāya | vāyoriva sūnṛtānāmudarke tā aśvadā aśnavatsomasutvā ||

Dawns giving sons all heroes, kine and horses, shining upon the man who brings oblations,- These let the Soma-presser gain when ending his glad songs louder than the voice of Vayu.

माता देवानामदितेरनीकं यज्ञस्य केतुर्बृहती वि भाहि। प्रशस्तिकृद्ब्रह्मणे नो व्युच्छा नो जने जनय विश्ववारे॥

mātā devānāmaditeranīkaṁ yajñasya keturbṛhatī vi bhāhi | praśastikṛdbrahmaṇe no vyucchā no jane janaya viśvavāre ||

Mother of Gods, Aditi's forui of glory, ensign of sacrifice, shine forth exalted. Rise up, bestowing praise on our devotion all-bounteous, niake us chief among the people.

यच्चित्रमप्न उषसो वहन्तीजानाय शशमानाय भद्रम्। तन्नो मित्रो वरुणो मामहन्तामदितिः सिन्धुः पृथिवी उत द्यौः॥

yaccitramapna uṣaso vahantījānāya śaśamānāya bhadram | tanno mitro varuṇo māmahantāmaditiḥ sindhuḥ pṛthivī uta dyauḥ ||

Whatever splendid wealth the Dawns bring with them to bless the man who offers praise and worship, Even that may Mitra, Varuna vouchsafe us, and Aditi and Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.