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उभा उ नूनं तदिदर्थयेथे वि तन्वाथे धियो वस्त्रापसेव। सध्रीचीना यातवे प्रेमजीगः सुदिनेव पृक्ष आ तंसयेथे॥

ubhā u nūnaṁ tadidarthayethe vi tanvāthe dhiyo vastrāpaseva | sadhrīcīnā yātave premajīgaḥ sudineva pṛkṣa ā taṁsayethe ||

THIS very thing ye Twain hold as your object: ye weave your songs as skilful men weave garments. That ye may come united have I waked you: ye spread out food like days of lovely weather.

उष्टारेव फर्वरेषु श्रयेथे प्रायोगेव श्वात्र्या शासुरेथः। दूतेव हि ष्ठो यशसा जनेषु माप स्थातं महिषेवावपानात्॥

uṣṭāreva pharvareṣu śrayethe prāyogeva śvātryā śāsurethaḥ | dūteva hi ṣṭho yaśasā janeṣu māpa sthātaṁ mahiṣevāvapānāt ||

Like two plough-bulls ye move along in traces, and seek like eager guests your bidder's banquet. Ye are like glorious envoys mid the people: like bulls, approach the place where ye are watered.

साकंयुजा शकुनस्येव पक्षा पश्वेव चित्रा यजुरा गमिष्टम्। अग्निरिव देवयोर्दीदिवांसा परिज्मानेव यजथः पुरुत्रा॥

sākaṁyujā śakunasyeva pakṣā paśveva citrā yajurā gamiṣṭam | agniriva devayordīdivāṁsā parijmāneva yajathaḥ purutrā ||

Like the two pinions of a bird, connected, like two choice animals, ye have sought our worship. Bright as the fire the votary hath kindled, ye sacrifice in many a spot as roamers.

आपी वो अस्मे पितरेव पुत्रोग्रेव रुचा नृपतीव तुर्यै। इर्येव पुष्ट्यै किरणेव भुज्यै श्रुष्टीवानेव हवमा गमिष्टम्॥

āpī vo asme pitareva putrogreva rucā nṛpatīva turyai | iryeva puṣṭyai kiraṇeva bhujyai śruṣṭīvāneva havamā gamiṣṭam ||

Ye are our kinsmen, like two sons, two fathers, strong in your splendour and like kings for conquest; Like rays for our enjoyment, Lords to feed us, ye, like quick bearers, have obeyed our calling.

वंसगेव पूषर्या शिम्बाता मित्रेव ऋता शतरा शातपन्ता। वाजेवोच्चा वयसा घर्म्येष्ठा मेषेवेषा सपर्या पुरीषा॥

vaṁsageva pūṣaryā śimbātā mitreva ṛtā śatarā śātapantā | vājevoccā vayasā gharmyeṣṭhā meṣeveṣā saparyā purīṣā ||

You are like two pleasantly moving well-fed (hills) like Mitra and Varuna, the two bestowers of felicity, veracious, possessors of infinite wealth, happy, like two horses plump with fodder, abiding in the firmament, like two rams (are you) to be nourished with sacrificial food, to be cherished (with oblations).

सृण्येव जर्भरी तुर्फरीतू नैतोशेव तुर्फरी पर्फरीका। उदन्यजेव जेमना मदेरू ता मे जराय्वजरं मरायु॥

sṛṇyeva jarbharī turpharītū naitośeva turpharī parpharīkā | udanyajeva jemanā maderū tā me jarāyvajaraṁ marāyu ||

You are like two mad elephants bending their forequarters and smiting the foe, like the two sons of Nitosa destroying (foes), and cherishing (friends); you are bright as two water-born (jewels), do you, who are victorious, (render) my decaying mortal body free from decay.

पज्रेव चर्चरं जारं मरायु क्षद्मेवार्थेषु तर्तरीथ उग्रा। ऋभू नापत्खरमज्रा खरज्रुर्वायुर्न पर्फरत्क्षयद्रयीणाम्॥

pajreva carcaraṁ jāraṁ marāyu kṣadmevārtheṣu tartarītha ugrā | ṛbhū nāpatkharamajrā kharajrurvāyurna parpharatkṣayadrayīṇām ||

Fierce (Asvins), like two powerful (heroes), you enable this moving, perishable mortal (frame) to cross over to the objects (of its destination) as over water; extremely strong, like the Rbhus, your chariot, attained its destination swift as the wind, it pervaded (everywhere), it dispensed riches.

घर्मेव मधु जठरे सनेरू भगेविता तुर्फरी फारिवारम्। पतरेव चचरा चन्द्रनिर्णिङ्मनऋङ्गा मनन्या न जग्मी॥

gharmeva madhu jaṭhare sanerū bhagevitā turpharī phārivāram | patareva cacarā candranirṇiṅmanaṛṅgā mananyā na jagmī ||

With your bellies full of the Soma, like two saucepans, preservers of wealth, destroyers of enemies. (you are) armed with hatchets, moving like two flying (birds) with forms like the moon, attaining success through the mind, like two laudable beings, (you are) approaching (the sacrifice).

बृहन्तेव गम्भरेषु प्रतिष्ठां पादेव गाधं तरते विदाथः। कर्णेव शासुरनु हि स्मराथोंऽशेव नो भजतं चित्रमप्नः॥

bṛhanteva gambhareṣu pratiṣṭhāṁ pādeva gādhaṁ tarate vidāthaḥ | karṇeva śāsuranu hi smarāthoṁ'śeva no bhajataṁ citramapnaḥ ||

Like giants, ye will find firm ground to stand on in depths, like feet for one who fords a shallow. Like cars ye will attend to him who orders: ye Two enjoy our wondrous work as sharers.

आरङ्गरेव मध्वेरयेथे सारघेव गवि नीचीनबारे। कीनारेव स्वेदमासिष्विदाना क्षामेवोर्जा सूयवसात्सचेथे॥

āraṅgareva madhverayethe sāragheva gavi nīcīnabāre | kīnāreva svedamāsiṣvidānā kṣāmevorjā sūyavasātsacethe ||

Like toiling bees ye bring to us your honey, as bees into the hide that opens downward.

ऋध्याम स्तोमं सनुयाम वाजमा नो मन्त्रं सरथेहोप यातम्। यशो न पक्वं मधु गोष्वन्तरा भूतांशो अश्विनोः काममप्राः॥

ṛdhyāma stomaṁ sanuyāma vājamā no mantraṁ sarathehopa yātam | yaśo na pakvaṁ madhu goṣvantarā bhūtāṁśo aśvinoḥ kāmamaprāḥ ||

May we increase the laud and gain us vigour: come to our song, ye whom one chariot carries. Filled be our kine with ripened meath like glory: Bhutamsa hath fulfilled the Asvins' longing.