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    Stanza 1.143.1

    प्र तव्य॑सीं॒ नव्य॑सीं धी॒तिम॒ग्नये॑ वा॒चो म॒तिं सह॑सः सू॒नवे॑ भरे | अ॒पां नपा॒द्यो वसु॑भिः स॒ह प्रि॒यो होता॑ पृथि॒व्यां न्यसी॑ददृ॒त्वियः॑ ||

    prá távyasīṁ návyasīṁ dhītím agnáye vācó matíṁ sáhasaḥ sūnáve bhare apā́ṁ nápād yó vásubhiḥ sahá priyó hótā pr̥thivyā́ṁ ny ásīdad r̥tvíyaḥ

    I'm bringing Agni a stronger, brand-new hymn, my heartfelt words and song for the mighty "Son of Strength." He's the "Child of the Waters," who, along with the Vasus, has settled on Earth as the beloved priest, ready to serve at the appointed time.

    Stanza 1.143.2

    स जाय॑मानः पर॒मे व्यो॑मन्या॒विर॒ग्निर॑भवन्मात॒रिश्व॑ने | अ॒स्य क्रत्वा॑ समिधा॒नस्य॑ म॒ज्मना॒ प्र द्यावा॑ शो॒चिः पृ॑थि॒वी अ॑रोचयत् ||

    sá jā́yamānaḥ paramé vyòmany āvír agnír abhavan mātaríśvane asyá krátvā samidhānásya majmánā prá dyā́vā śocíḥ pr̥thivī́ arocayat

    The moment Agni was born in the highest sky, he appeared to Matarishvan. When he was lit up, his power and majesty made the heavens and earth brightly shine.

    Stanza 1.143.3

    अ॒स्य त्वे॒षा अ॒जरा॑ अ॒स्य भा॒नवः॑ सुसं॒दृशः॑ सु॒प्रती॑कस्य सु॒द्युतः॑ | भात्व॑क्षसो॒ अत्य॒क्तुर्न सिन्ध॑वो॒ऽग्ने रे॑जन्ते॒ अस॑सन्तो अ॒जराः॑ ||

    asyá tveṣā́ ajárā asyá bhānávaḥ susaṁdŕ̥śaḥ suprátīkasya sudyútaḥ bhā́tvakṣaso áty aktúr ná síndhavo 'gné rejante ásasanto ajárāḥ

    His brilliant, never-aging flames and beautiful beams shine. Agni, with his lovely face and splendor, has rays that gleam like rivers through the night, always active and eternally youthful.

    Stanza 1.143.4

    यमे॑रि॒रे भृग॑वो वि॒श्ववे॑दसं॒ नाभा॑ पृथि॒व्या भुव॑नस्य म॒ज्मना॑ | अ॒ग्निं तं गी॒र्भिर्हि॑नुहि॒ स्व आ दमे॒ य एको॒ वस्वो॒ वरु॑णो॒ न राज॑ति ||

    yám eriré bhŕ̥gavo viśvávedasaṁ nā́bhā pr̥thivyā́ bhúvanasya majmánā agníṁ táṁ gīrbhír hinuhi svá ā́ dáme yá éko vásvo váruṇo ná rā́jati

    Let's praise Agni, the all-knowing and all-possessing, whom the Bhrigus brought to the center of the earth with their might. We should stir him with our songs in his own home, as he rules alone like Varuna, the lord of riches.

    Stanza 1.143.5

    न यो वरा॑य म॒रुता॑मिव स्व॒नः सेने॑व सृ॒ष्टा दि॒व्या यथा॒शनिः॑ | अ॒ग्निर्जम्भै॑स्तिगि॒तैर॑त्ति॒ भर्व॑ति यो॒धो न शत्रू॒न्त्स वना॒ न्यृ॑ञ्जते ||

    ná yó várāya marútām iva svanáḥ séneva sr̥ṣṭā́ divyā́ yáthāśániḥ agnír jámbhais tigitaír atti bhárvati yodhó ná śátrūn sá vánā ny r̥̀ñjate

    Agni, unstoppable like the Maruts' roar, a launched army, or a thunderbolt, devours with sharp jaws. He crushes forests like a warrior fells his foes.

    Stanza 1.143.6

    कु॒विन्नो॑ अ॒ग्निरु॒चथ॑स्य॒ वीरस॒द्वसु॑ष्कु॒विद्वसु॑भिः॒ काम॑मा॒वर॑त् | चो॒दः कु॒वित्तु॑तु॒ज्यात्सा॒तये॒ धियः॒ शुचि॑प्रतीकं॒ तम॒या धि॒या गृ॑णे ||

    kuvín no agnír ucáthasya vī́r ásad vásuṣ kuvíd vásubhiḥ kā́mam āvárat codáḥ kuvít tutujyā́t sātáye dhíyaḥ śúcipratīkaṁ tám ayā́ dhiyā́ gr̥ṇe

    Will Agni enjoy our praise? Will he, the Vasu, grant our wish with riches? Will the inspirer drive our thoughts to success? With this hymn, I praise him whose face is bright.

    Stanza 1.143.7

    घृ॒तप्र॑तीकं व ऋ॒तस्य॑ धू॒र्षद॑म॒ग्निं मि॒त्रं न स॑मिधा॒न ऋ॑ञ्जते | इन्धा॑नो अ॒क्रो वि॒दथे॑षु॒ दीद्य॑च्छु॒क्रव॑र्णा॒मुदु॑ नो यंसते॒ धिय॑म् ||

    ghr̥tápratīkaṁ va r̥tásya dhūrṣádam agním mitráṁ ná samidhāná r̥ñjate índhāno akró vidátheṣu dī́dyac chukrávarṇām úd u no yaṁsate dhíyam

    May he who kindles Agni, with his ghee-gleaming face and as the promoter of order, win him as a friend. May shining Agni, visible in our assemblies, lift up our bright prayers.

    Stanza 1.143.8

    अप्र॑युच्छ॒न्नप्र॑युच्छद्भिरग्ने शि॒वेभि॑र्नः पा॒युभिः॑ पाहि श॒ग्मैः | अद॑ब्धेभि॒रदृ॑पितेभिरि॒ष्टेऽनि॑मिषद्भिः॒ परि॑ पाहि नो॒ जाः ||

    áprayuchann áprayuchadbhir agne śivébhir naḥ pāyúbhiḥ pāhi śagmaíḥ ádabdhebhir ádr̥pitebhir iṣṭé 'nimiṣadbhiḥ pári pāhi no jā́ḥ

    O Agni, protect us with your ever-watchful, kind, and mighty guardians! Keep us safe with protectors who never fail, are never deceived, and never sleep. O Helper, guard our people!

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