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ऋतुर्जनित्री तस्या अपस्परि मक्षू जात आविशद्यासु वर्धते। तदाहना अभवत्पिप्युषी पयोंऽशोः पीयूषं प्रथमं तदुक्थ्यम्॥

ṛturjanitrī tasyā apaspari makṣū jāta āviśadyāsu vardhate | tadāhanā abhavatpipyuṣī payoṁ'śoḥ pīyūṣaṁ prathamaṁ tadukthyam ||

THE Season was the parent, and when born therefrom it entered rapidly the floods wherein it grows. Thence was it full of sap, streaming with milky juice: the milk of the plant's stalk is chief and meet for lauds.

सध्रीमा यन्ति परि बिभ्रतीः पयो विश्वप्स्न्याय प्र भरन्त भोजनम्। समानो अध्वा प्रवतामनुष्यदे यस्ताकृणोः प्रथमं सास्युक्थ्यः॥

sadhrīmā yanti pari bibhratīḥ payo viśvapsnyāya pra bharanta bhojanam | samāno adhvā pravatāmanuṣyade yastākṛṇoḥ prathamaṁ sāsyukthyaḥ ||

They come trooping together bearing milk to him, and bring him sustenance who gives support to all. The way is common for the downward streams to flow. Thou who didst these things first art worthy of our lauds.

अन्वेको वदति यद्ददाति तद्रूपा मिनन्तदपा एक ईयते। विश्वा एकस्य विनुदस्तितिक्षते यस्ताकृणोः प्रथमं सास्युक्थ्यः॥

anveko vadati yaddadāti tadrūpā minantadapā eka īyate | viśvā ekasya vinudastitikṣate yastākṛṇoḥ prathamaṁ sāsyukthyaḥ ||

One priest announces what the institutor gives: one, altering the forms, zealously plies his task, The third corrects the imperfections left by each. Thou who didst these things first art worthy of our lauds.

प्रजाभ्यः पुष्टिं विभजन्त आसते रयिमिव पृष्ठं प्रभवन्तमायते। असिन्वन्दंष्ट्रैः पितुरत्ति भोजनं यस्ताकृणोः प्रथमं सास्युक्थ्यः॥

prajābhyaḥ puṣṭiṁ vibhajanta āsate rayimiva pṛṣṭhaṁ prabhavantamāyate | asinvandaṁṣṭraiḥ pituratti bhojanaṁ yastākṛṇoḥ prathamaṁ sāsyukthyaḥ ||

Dealing out food unto their people there they sit, like wealth to him who comes, more than the back can bear. Greedily with his teeth he eats the master's food. Thou who didst these things first art worthy of our lauds.

अधाकृणोः पृथिवीं संदृशे दिवे यो धौतीनामहिहन्नारिणक्पथः। तं त्वा स्तोमेभिरुदभिर्न वाजिनं देवं देवा अजनन्सास्युक्थ्यः॥

adhākṛṇoḥ pṛthivīṁ saṁdṛśe dive yo dhautīnāmahihannāriṇakpathaḥ | taṁ tvā stomebhirudabhirna vājinaṁ devaṁ devā ajanansāsyukthyaḥ ||

Thou hast created earth to look upon the sky: thou, slaying Ahi, settest free the river's paths. Thee, such, a God, the Gods have quickened with their lauds, even as a steed with waters: meet for praise art thou.

यो भोजनं च दयसे च वर्धनमार्द्रादा शुष्कं मधुमद्दुदोहिथ। स शेवधिं नि दधिषे विवस्वति विश्वस्यैक ईशिषे सास्युक्थ्यः॥

yo bhojanaṁ ca dayase ca vardhanamārdrādā śuṣkaṁ madhumaddudohitha | sa śevadhiṁ ni dadhiṣe vivasvati viśvasyaika īśiṣe sāsyukthyaḥ ||

Thou givest increase, thou dealest to us our food: thou milkest from the moist the dry, the rich in sweets. Thou by the worshipper layest thy precious store: thou art sole Lord of all. Meet for our praise art thou.

यः पुष्पिणीश्च प्रस्वश्च धर्मणाधि दाने व्यवनीरधारयः। यश्चासमा अजनो दिद्युतो दिव उरुरूर्वाँ अभितः सास्युक्थ्यः॥

yaḥ puṣpiṇīśca prasvaśca dharmaṇādhi dāne vyavanīradhārayaḥ | yaścāsamā ajano didyuto diva ururūrvā abhitaḥ sāsyukthyaḥ ||

Thou who hast spread abroad the streams by stablished law, and in the field the plants that blossom and bear seed; Thou who hast made the matchless lightnings of the sky,-vast, compassing vast realms, meet for our praise art thou.

यो नार्मरं सहवसुं निहन्तवे पृक्षाय च दासवेशाय चावहः। ऊर्जयन्त्या अपरिविष्टमास्यमुतैवाद्य पुरुकृत्सास्युक्थ्यः॥

yo nārmaraṁ sahavasuṁ nihantave pṛkṣāya ca dāsaveśāya cāvahaḥ | ūrjayantyā apariviṣṭamāsyamutaivādya purukṛtsāsyukthyaḥ ||

Who broughtest Narmara with all his wealth, for sake of food, to slay him that the fiends might be destroyed, Broughtest the face unclouded of the strengthening one, performing much even now, worthy art thou of praise.

शतं वा यस्य दश साकमाद्य एकस्य श्रुष्टौ यद्ध चोदमाविथ। अरज्जौ दस्यून्समुनब्दभीतये सुप्राव्यो अभवः सास्युक्थ्यः॥

śataṁ vā yasya daśa sākamādya ekasya śruṣṭau yaddha codamāvitha | arajjau dasyūnsamunabdabhītaye suprāvyo abhavaḥ sāsyukthyaḥ ||

Thou boundest up the Dasa's hundred friends and ten, when, at one's hearing, thou belpest thy worshipper. Thou for Dabhiti boundest Dasyus not with cords; Thou wast a mighty help. Worthy of lauds art thou.

विश्वेदनु रोधना अस्य पौंस्यं ददुरस्मै दधिरे कृत्नवे धनम्। षळस्तभ्ना विष्टिरः पञ्च संदृशः परि परो अभवः सास्युक्थ्यः॥

viśvedanu rodhanā asya pauṁsyaṁ dadurasmai dadhire kṛtnave dhanam | ṣaḻastabhnā viṣṭiraḥ pañca saṁdṛśaḥ pari paro abhavaḥ sāsyukthyaḥ ||

All banks of rivers yielded to his manly might; to him they gave, to him, the Strong, gave up their wealth. The six directions hast thou fixed, a five-fold view: thy victories reached afar. Worthy of lauds art thou.

सुप्रवाचनं तव वीर वीर्यं यदेकेन क्रतुना विन्दसे वसु। जातूष्ठिरस्य प्र वयः सहस्वतो या चकर्थ सेन्द्र विश्वास्युक्थ्यः॥

supravācanaṁ tava vīra vīryaṁ yadekena kratunā vindase vasu | jātūṣṭhirasya pra vayaḥ sahasvato yā cakartha sendra viśvāsyukthyaḥ ||

Meet for high praise, O Hero, is thy power, that with thy single wisdom thou obtainest wealth, The life-support of conquering Jatusthira. Indra, for all thy deeds, worthy of lauds art thou.

अरमयः सरपसस्तराय कं तुर्वीतये च वय्याय च स्रुतिम्। नीचा सन्तमुदनयः परावृजं प्रान्धं श्रोणं श्रवयन्सास्युक्थ्यः॥

aramayaḥ sarapasastarāya kaṁ turvītaye ca vayyāya ca srutim | nīcā santamudanayaḥ parāvṛjaṁ prāndhaṁ śroṇaṁ śravayansāsyukthyaḥ ||

Thou for Turviti heldest still the flowing floods, the river-stream for Vayya easily to pass Didst raise the outcast from the depths, and gavest fame unto the halt and blind. Worthy of lauds art thou.

अस्मभ्यं तद्वसो दानाय राधः समर्थयस्व बहु ते वसव्यम्। इन्द्र यच्चित्रं श्रवस्या अनु द्यून्बृहद्वदेम विदथे सुवीराः॥

asmabhyaṁ tadvaso dānāya rādhaḥ samarthayasva bahu te vasavyam | indra yaccitraṁ śravasyā anu dyūnbṛhadvadema vidathe suvīrāḥ ||

Prepare thyself to grant us that great bounty, O Vasu, for abundant is thy treasure. Snatch up the wonderful, O Indra, daily. Loud may we speak, with heroes, in assembly.