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    Stanza 1.109.1

    वि ह्यख्यं॒ मन॑सा॒ वस्य॑ इ॒च्छन्निन्द्रा॑ग्नी ज्ञा॒स उ॒त वा॑ सजा॒तान् | नान्या यु॒वत्प्रम॑तिरस्ति॒ मह्यं॒ स वां॒ धियं॑ वाज॒यन्ती॑मतक्षम् ||

    ví hy ákhyam mánasā vásya ichánn índrāgnī jñāsá utá vā sajātā́n nā́nyā́ yuvát prámatir asti máhyaṁ sá vāṁ dhíyaṁ vājayántīm atakṣam

    Searching far and wide with my mind, hoping for good things, I looked for support among relatives and friends. But honestly, no one else seems to offer the kind of help I need except you two. So, I've put together this hymn for you, Indra and Agni, hoping to gain your favor and assistance.

    Stanza 1.109.2

    अश्र॑वं॒ हि भू॑रि॒दाव॑त्तरा वां॒ विजा॑मातुरु॒त वा॑ घा स्या॒लात् | अथा॒ सोम॑स्य॒ प्रय॑ती यु॒वभ्या॒मिन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ स्तोमं॑ जनयामि॒ नव्य॑म् ||

    áśravaṁ hí bhūridā́vattarā vāṁ víjāmātur utá vā ghā syālā́t áthā sómasya práyatī yuvábhyām índrāgnī stómaṁ janayāmi návyam

    I've heard that you two are the most generous givers, far more so than any unhelpful relative like a spouse's brother or even a son-in-law. So, as I offer you this Soma drink, I'm creating this brand new song for you, Indra and Agni!

    Stanza 1.109.3

    मा च्छे॑द्म र॒श्मीँरिति॒ नाध॑मानाः पितॄ॒णां श॒क्तीर॑नु॒यच्छ॑मानाः | इ॒न्द्रा॒ग्निभ्यां॒ कं वृष॑णो मदन्ति॒ ता ह्यद्री॑ धि॒षणा॑या उ॒पस्थे॑ ||

    mā́ chedma raśmī́m̐r íti nā́dhamānāḥ pitr̥r̥ṇā́ṁ śaktī́r anuyáchamānāḥ indrāgníbhyāṁ káṁ vŕ̥ṣaṇo madanti tā́ hy ádrī dhiṣáṇāyā upásthe

    Let's not break these connections! We're praying and striving to follow the strengths of our ancestors. Indra and Agni, how do you strong ones rejoice? It's here, beside the pressing stones and the bowl that holds the Soma.

    Stanza 1.109.4

    यु॒वाभ्यां॑ दे॒वी धि॒षणा॒ मदा॒येन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ सोम॑मुश॒ती सु॑नोति | ताव॑श्विना भद्रहस्ता सुपाणी॒ आ धा॑वतं॒ मधु॑ना पृ॒ङ्क्तम॒प्सु ||

    yuvā́bhyāṁ devī́ dhiṣáṇā mádāyéndrāgnī sómam uśatī́ sunoti tā́v aśvinā bhadrahastā supāṇī ā́ dhāvatam mádhunā pr̥ṅktám apsú

    For you, O Indra and Agni, the divine Dhiṣaṇā joyfully presses out the Soma juice! And you, Asvins, with your beautiful hands and arms, hurry! Mix this sweet offering into the waters.

    Stanza 1.109.5

    यु॒वामि॑न्द्राग्नी॒ वसु॑नो विभा॒गे त॒वस्त॑मा शुश्रव वृत्र॒हत्ये॑ | तावा॒सद्या॑ ब॒र्हिषि॑ य॒ज्ञे अ॒स्मिन्प्र च॑र्षणी मादयेथां सु॒तस्य॑ ||

    yuvā́m indrāgnī vásuno vibhāgé tavástamā śuśrava vr̥trahátye tā́v āsádyā barhíṣi yajñé asmín prá carṣaṇī mādayethāṁ sutásya

    I've heard that you two, Indra and Agni, were the mightiest when Vritra was slain and the treasures were divided. Now, please sit on the sacred grass at this offering. Come and celebrate with the Soma juice!

    Stanza 1.109.6

    प्र च॑र्ष॒णिभ्यः॑ पृतना॒हवे॑षु॒ प्र पृ॑थि॒व्या रि॑रिचाथे दि॒वश्च॑ | प्र सिन्धु॑भ्यः॒ प्र गि॒रिभ्यो॑ महि॒त्वा प्रेन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ विश्वा॒ भुव॒नात्य॒न्या ||

    prá carṣaṇíbhyaḥ pr̥tanāháveṣu prá pr̥thivyā́ riricāthe diváś ca prá síndhubhyaḥ prá giríbhyo mahitvā́ préndrāgnī víśvā bhúvanā́ty anyā́

    You surpass humankind in battles, Indra and Agni! Your greatness extends beyond the earth and sky, beyond rivers and mountains. Indeed, you are greater than all these things and all other worlds!

    Stanza 1.109.7

    आ भ॑रतं॒ शिक्ष॑तं वज्रबाहू अ॒स्माँ इ॑न्द्राग्नी अवतं॒ शची॑भिः | इ॒मे नु ते र॒श्मयः॒ सूर्य॑स्य॒ येभिः॑ सपि॒त्वं पि॒तरो॑ न॒ आस॑न् ||

    ā́ bharataṁ śíkṣataṁ vajrabāhū asmā́m̐ indrāgnī avataṁ śácībhiḥ imé nú té raśmáyaḥ sū́ryasya yébhiḥ sapitvám pitáro na ā́san

    Bring wealth and protect us, O Indra and Agni, you with your thunderbolt arms and mighty powers! These sunbeams are like those that in the past connected our fathers to the divine.

    Stanza 1.109.8

    पुरं॑दरा॒ शिक्ष॑तं वज्रहस्ता॒स्माँ इ॑न्द्राग्नी अवतं॒ भरे॑षु | तन्नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो मामहन्ता॒मदि॑तिः॒ सिन्धुः॑ पृथि॒वी उ॒त द्यौः ||

    púraṁdarā śíkṣataṁ vajrahastāsmā́m̐ indrāgnī avatam bháreṣu tán no mitró váruṇo māmahantām áditiḥ síndhuḥ pr̥thivī́ utá dyaúḥ

    You who destroy forts, Indra and Agni, with your thunderbolt hands, protect us in battles! May Mitra, Varuṇa, Aditi, the rivers, and the sky also approve of this prayer of ours.

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