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    Stanza 10.76.1

    आ व॑ ऋञ्जस ऊ॒र्जां व्यु॑ष्टि॒ष्विन्द्रं॑ म॒रुतो॒ रोद॑सी अनक्तन | उ॒भे यथा॑ नो॒ अह॑नी सचा॒भुवा॒ सदः॑सदो वरिव॒स्यात॑ उ॒द्भिदा॑ ||

    ā́ va r̥ñjasa ūrjā́ṁ vyùṣṭiṣv índram marúto ródasī anaktana ubhé yáthā no áhanī sacābhúvā sádaḥ-sado varivasyā́ta udbhídā

    O Indra and Maruts, O Heaven and Earth, anoint yourselves with strength and power. May both Day and Night, in unison, attend to us in every sacred assembly, and may they bring us well-being from the very beginning.

    Stanza 10.76.2

    तदु॒ श्रेष्ठं॒ सव॑नं सुनोत॒नात्यो॒ न हस्त॑यतो॒ अद्रिः॑ सो॒तरि॑ | वि॒दद्ध्य१॒॑र्यो अ॒भिभू॑ति॒ पौंस्यं॑ म॒हो रा॒ये चि॑त्तरुते॒ यदर्व॑तः ||

    tád u śréṣṭhaṁ sávanaṁ sunotanā́tyo ná hástayato ádriḥ sotári vidád dhy àryó abhíbhūti paúṁsyam mahó rāyé cit tarute yád árvataḥ

    Press this excellent libation! The pressing stone, like a hand-guided horse, extracts the essence. May it achieve the prowess that conquers the foe and the speed of a horse for great riches.

    Stanza 10.76.3

    तदिद्ध्य॑स्य॒ सव॑नं वि॒वेर॒पो यथा॑ पु॒रा मन॑वे गा॒तुमश्रे॑त् | गोअ॑र्णसि त्वा॒ष्ट्रे अश्व॑निर्णिजि॒ प्रेम॑ध्व॒रेष्व॑ध्व॒राँ अ॑शिश्रयुः ||

    tád íd dhy àsya sávanaṁ vivér apó yáthā purā́ mánave gātúm áśret góarṇasi tvāṣṭré áśvanirṇiji prém adhvaréṣv adhvarā́m̐ aśiśrayuḥ

    This pressing, which the stone yields, removes our flaws, just as in the past it brought paths to Manu. In the Soma-pressing, with the shining, cattle-nourishing substance, the performers of the sacrifice (implied) have established the oblations.

    Stanza 10.76.4

    अप॑ हत र॒क्षसो॑ भङ्गु॒राव॑तः स्कभा॒यत॒ निर्ऋ॑तिं॒ सेध॒ताम॑तिम् | आ नो॑ र॒यिं सर्व॑वीरं सुनोतन देवा॒व्यं॑ भरत॒ श्लोक॑मद्रयः ||

    ápa hata rakṣáso bhaṅgurā́vata skabhāyáta nírr̥tiṁ sédhatā́matim ā́ no rayíṁ sárvavīraṁ sunotana devāvyàm bharata ślókam adrayaḥ

    O stones, drive away the demons! Keep away misfortune and poverty. Bring us abundant wealth, rich in all kinds of progeny, and carry forth this song to the gods.

    Stanza 10.76.5

    दि॒वश्चि॒दा वोऽम॑वत्तरेभ्यो वि॒भ्वना॑ चिदा॒श्व॑पस्तरेभ्यः | वा॒योश्चि॒दा सोम॑रभस्तरेभ्यो॒ऽग्नेश्चि॑दर्च पितु॒कृत्त॑रेभ्यः ||

    diváś cid ā́ vó 'mavattarebhyo vibhvánā cid āśvàpastarebhyaḥ vāyóś cid ā́ sómarabhastarebhyo 'gnéś cid arca pitukŕ̥ttarebhyaḥ

    To you, who are more powerful than the heavens, more swiftly moving than Vibhvan, more rapidly seizing Soma than Vayu, and more nourishing than Agni, we offer praise.

    Stanza 10.76.6

    भु॒रन्तु॑ नो य॒शसः॒ सोत्वन्ध॑सो॒ ग्रावा॑णो वा॒चा दि॒विता॑ दि॒वित्म॑ता | नरो॒ यत्र॑ दुह॒ते काम्यं॒ मध्वा॑घो॒षय॑न्तो अ॒भितो॑ मिथ॒स्तुरः॑ ||

    bhurántu no yaśásaḥ sótv ándhaso grā́vāṇo vācā́ divítā divítmatā náro yátra duhaté kā́myam mádhv āghoṣáyanto abhíto mithastúraḥ

    May the glorious pressing stones bring forth for us the Soma-juice, with their divine power and resonance. Where the men draw forth the desired essence with shouts of joy, striking the sweet essence.

    Stanza 10.76.7

    सु॒न्वन्ति॒ सोमं॑ रथि॒रासो॒ अद्र॑यो॒ निर॑स्य॒ रसं॑ ग॒विषो॑ दुहन्ति॒ ते | दु॒हन्त्यूध॑रुप॒सेच॑नाय॒ कं नरो॑ ह॒व्या न म॑र्जयन्त आ॒सभिः॑ ||

    sunvánti sómaṁ rathirā́so ádrayo nír asya rásaṁ gavíṣo duhanti té duhánty ū́dhar upasécanāya káṁ náro havyā́ ná marjayanta āsábhiḥ

    The swift pressing stones press the Soma; the men, eager for the prize, draw forth its essence like milk from an udder, filling the vessel. They purify the oblations with their mouths.

    Stanza 10.76.8

    ए॒ते न॑रः॒ स्वप॑सो अभूतन॒ य इन्द्रा॑य सुनु॒थ सोम॑मद्रयः | वा॒मंवा॑मं वो दि॒व्याय॒ धाम्ने॒ वसु॑वसु वः॒ पार्थि॑वाय सुन्व॒ते ||

    eté naraḥ svápaso abhūtana yá índrāya sunuthá sómam adrayaḥ vāmáṁ-vāmaṁ vo divyā́ya dhā́mne vásu-vasu vaḥ pā́rthivāya sunvaté

    O men, you have become skillful workers, you who press the Soma for Indra, O stones! May your best possessions go to the divine sphere, and your wealth to the earthly worshipper who presses.

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