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    Stanza 10.77.1

    अ॒भ्र॒प्रुषो॒ न वा॒चा प्रु॑षा॒ वसु॑ ह॒विष्म॑न्तो॒ न य॒ज्ञा वि॑जा॒नुषः॑ | सु॒मारु॑तं॒ न ब्र॒ह्माण॑म॒र्हसे॑ ग॒णम॑स्तोष्येषां॒ न शो॒भसे॑ ||

    abhraprúṣo ná vācā́ pruṣā vásu havíṣmanto ná yajñā́ vijānúṣaḥ sumā́rutaṁ ná brahmā́ṇam arháse gaṇám astoṣy eṣāṁ ná śobháse

    Like rain showering wealth from clouds, and like sacrifices rich in offerings, I, with my voice, desire to sprinkle forth wealth. I have praised this glorious company of the Maruts, so that they may be worthy of praise and may shine forth.

    Stanza 10.77.2

    श्रि॒ये मर्या॑सो अ॒ञ्जीँर॑कृण्वत सु॒मारु॑तं॒ न पू॒र्वीरति॒ क्षपः॑ | दि॒वस्पु॒त्रास॒ एता॒ न ये॑तिर आदि॒त्यास॒स्ते अ॒क्रा न वा॑वृधुः ||

    śriyé máryāso añjī́m̐r akr̥ṇvata sumā́rutaṁ ná pūrvī́r áti kṣápaḥ divás putrā́sa étā ná yetira ādityā́sas té akrā́ ná vāvr̥dhuḥ

    For beauty, these youths have adorned themselves with brilliant ornaments. The glorious company of the Maruts moved onward through many nights. Like stags, the sons of Dyus exerted themselves; they, the Adityas, grew strong like pillars.

    Stanza 10.77.3

    प्र ये दि॒वः पृ॑थि॒व्या न ब॒र्हणा॒ त्मना॑ रिरि॒च्रे अ॒भ्रान्न सूर्यः॑ | पाज॑स्वन्तो॒ न वी॒राः प॑न॒स्यवो॑ रि॒शाद॑सो॒ न मर्या॑ अ॒भिद्य॑वः ||

    prá yé diváḥ pr̥thivyā́ ná barháṇā tmánā riricré abhrā́n ná sū́ryaḥ pā́jasvanto ná vīrā́ḥ panasyávo riśā́daso ná máryā abhídyavaḥ

    They have expanded beyond heaven and earth by their own might, like the sun emerging from the clouds. Like heroes eager for praise, they are powerful, and like warriors destroying foes, they shine forth.

    Stanza 10.77.4

    यु॒ष्माकं॑ बु॒ध्ने अ॒पां न याम॑नि विथु॒र्यति॒ न म॒ही श्र॑थ॒र्यति॑ | वि॒श्वप्सु॑र्य॒ज्ञो अ॒र्वाग॒यं सु वः॒ प्रय॑स्वन्तो॒ न स॒त्राच॒ आ ग॑त ||

    yuṣmā́kam budhné apā́ṁ ná yā́mani vithuryáti ná mahī́ śratharyáti viśvápsur yajñó arvā́g ayáṁ sú vaḥ práyasvanto ná satrā́ca ā́ gata

    When you approach, even the deep earth, like waters, seems to shake and loosen. This perfect sacrifice approaches you; come together, O Maruts, rich in sustenance.

    Stanza 10.77.5

    यू॒यं धू॒र्षु प्र॒युजो॒ न र॒श्मिभि॒र्ज्योति॑ष्मन्तो॒ न भा॒सा व्यु॑ष्टिषु | श्ये॒नासो॒ न स्वय॑शसो रि॒शाद॑सः प्र॒वासो॒ न प्रसि॑तासः परि॒प्रुषः॑ ||

    yūyáṁ dhūrṣú prayújo ná raśmíbhir jyótiṣmanto ná bhāsā́ vyùṣṭiṣu śyenā́so ná sváyaśaso riśā́dasaḥ pravā́so ná prásitāsaḥ pariprúṣaḥ

    You are like horses harnessed to the pole, radiant with light, bright at dawn. Like self-glorious falcons, destroyers of foes, you are like swiftly moving birds scattering rain.

    Stanza 10.77.6

    प्र यद्वह॑ध्वे मरुतः परा॒काद्यू॒यं म॒हः सं॒वर॑णस्य॒ वस्वः॑ | वि॒दा॒नासो॑ वसवो॒ राध्य॑स्या॒राच्चि॒द्द्वेषः॑ सनु॒तर्यु॑योत ||

    prá yád váhadhve marutaḥ parākā́d yūyám maháḥ saṁváraṇasya vásvaḥ vidānā́so vasavo rā́dhyasyārā́c cid dvéṣaḥ sanutár yuyota

    When you, O Maruts, come from afar, bringing the great wealth of the hidden place, and you Vasus, knowing the boons to be granted, then drive away from afar all those who hate us.

    Stanza 10.77.7

    य उ॒दृचि॑ य॒ज्ञे अ॑ध्वरे॒ष्ठा म॒रुद्भ्यो॒ न मानु॑षो॒ ददा॑शत् | रे॒वत्स वयो॑ दधते सु॒वीरं॒ स दे॒वाना॒मपि॑ गोपी॒थे अ॑स्तु ||

    yá udŕ̥ci yajñé adhvareṣṭhā́ marúdbhyo ná mā́nuṣo dádāśat revát sá váyo dadhate suvī́raṁ sá devā́nām ápi gopīthé astu

    He who, firmly established in the sacrifice, offers gifts to the Maruts at the rite, he obtains a wealthy life, blessed with good heroes. May he also be in the protection of the gods.

    Stanza 10.77.8

    ते हि य॒ज्ञेषु॑ य॒ज्ञिया॑स॒ ऊमा॑ आदि॒त्येन॒ नाम्ना॒ शम्भ॑विष्ठाः | ते नो॑ऽवन्तु रथ॒तूर्म॑नी॒षां म॒हश्च॒ याम॑न्नध्व॒रे च॑का॒नाः ||

    té hí yajñéṣu yajñíyāsa ū́mā ādityéna nā́mnā śámbhaviṣṭhāḥ té no 'vantu rathatū́r manīṣā́m maháś ca yā́mann adhvaré cakānā́ḥ

    For they are the divine beings to be worshipped in sacrifices, most auspicious by their name of Adityas. May they, swift in their chariots, protect our prayer and thought, delighting in our ritual.

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