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    Stanza 2.17.1

    तद॑स्मै॒ नव्य॑मङ्गिर॒स्वद॑र्चत॒ शुष्मा॒ यद॑स्य प्र॒त्नथो॒दीर॑ते | विश्वा॒ यद्गो॒त्रा सह॑सा॒ परी॑वृता॒ मदे॒ सोम॑स्य दृंहि॒तान्यैर॑यत् ||

    tád asmai návyam aṅgirasvád arcata śúṣmā yád asya pratnáthodī́rate víśvā yád gotrā́ sáhasā párīvr̥tā máde sómasya dr̥ṁhitā́ny aírayat

    Come on, everyone, sing this brand new song for him, just like the Angirases used to! His incredible power is on full display, and when he got energized by the Soma drink, he powerfully broke open those strongly sealed enclosures, probably holding treasures or cattle.

    Stanza 2.17.2

    स भू॑तु॒ यो ह॑ प्रथ॒माय॒ धाय॑स॒ ओजो॒ मिमा॑नो महि॒मान॒माति॑रत् | शूरो॒ यो यु॒त्सु त॒न्वं॑ परि॒व्यत॑ शी॒र्षणि॒ द्यां म॑हि॒ना प्रत्य॑मुञ्चत ||

    sá bhūtu yó ha prathamā́ya dhā́yasa ójo mímāno mahimā́nam ā́tirat śū́ro yó yutsú tanvàm parivyáta śīrṣáṇi dyā́m mahinā́ práty amuñcata

    May that divine being be present! He is the one who, from the very beginning, measured out strength, expanded his greatness, and as a hero, defended his body in battles. With his immense power, he even placed the sky upon his head.

    Stanza 2.17.3

    अधा॑कृणोः प्रथ॒मं वी॒र्यं॑ म॒हद्यद॒स्याग्रे॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒ शुष्म॒मैर॑यः | र॒थे॒ष्ठेन॒ हर्य॑श्वेन॒ विच्यु॑ताः॒ प्र जी॒रयः॑ सिस्रते स॒ध्र्य१॒॑क्पृथ॑क् ||

    ádhākr̥ṇoḥ prathamáṁ vīryàm mahád yád asyā́gre bráhmaṇā śúṣmam aírayaḥ ratheṣṭhéna háryaśvena vícyutāḥ prá jīráyaḥ sisrate sadhryàk pŕ̥thak

    You performed your first great heroic deed! You brought forth your power through divine knowledge, and that's when your might was revealed. With your power, enemies, even those in chariots with fast horses, were scattered and fled in various directions.

    Stanza 2.17.4

    अधा॒ यो विश्वा॒ भुव॑ना॒भि म॒ज्मने॑शान॒कृत्प्रव॑या अ॒भ्यव॑र्धत | आद्रोद॑सी॒ ज्योति॑षा॒ वह्नि॒रात॑नो॒त्सीव्य॒न्तमां॑सि॒ दुधि॑ता॒ सम॑व्ययत् ||

    ádhā yó víśvā bhúvanābhí majmáneśānakŕ̥t právayā abhy ávardhata ā́d ródasī jyótiṣā váhnir ā́tanot sī́vyan támāṁsi dúdhitā sám avyayat

    Then, through his power, he made himself the master of all worlds and grew in strength above them all. He spread the heavens and earth with light, and by skillfully closing up the deep darkness, he brought things together.

    Stanza 2.17.5

    स प्रा॒चीना॒न्पर्व॑तान्दृंह॒दोज॑साधरा॒चीन॑मकृणोद॒पामपः॑ | अधा॑रयत्पृथि॒वीं वि॒श्वधा॑यस॒मस्त॑भ्नान्मा॒यया॒ द्याम॑व॒स्रसः॑ ||

    sá prācī́nān párvatān dr̥ṁhad ójasādharācī́nam akr̥ṇod apā́m ápaḥ ádhārayat pr̥thivī́ṁ viśvádhāyasam ástabhnān māyáyā dyā́m avasrásaḥ

    With his strength, he made firm the mountains facing east. He directed the downward flow of the waters. He held up the earth, which provides sustenance for all, and with his magic power, he supported the sky, preventing it from falling apart.

    Stanza 2.17.6

    सास्मा॒ अरं॑ बा॒हुभ्यां॒ यं पि॒ताकृ॑णो॒द्विश्व॑स्मा॒दा ज॒नुषो॒ वेद॑स॒स्परि॑ | येना॑ पृथि॒व्यां नि क्रिविं॑ श॒यध्यै॒ वज्रे॑ण ह॒त्व्यवृ॑णक्तुवि॒ष्वणिः॑ ||

    sā́smā áram bāhúbhyāṁ yám pitā́kr̥ṇod víśvasmād ā́ janúṣo védasas pári yénā pr̥thivyā́ṁ ní kríviṁ śayádhyai vájreṇa hatvy ávr̥ṇak tuviṣváṇiḥ

    What the Father made is perfectly suited for his powerful grasp. With his thunderbolt, that mighty one struck down and killed Krivi, leaving him on the earth.

    Stanza 2.17.7

    अ॒मा॒जूरि॑व पि॒त्रोः सचा॑ स॒ती स॑मा॒नादा सद॑स॒स्त्वामि॑ये॒ भग॑म् | कृ॒धि प्र॑के॒तमुप॑ मा॒स्या भ॑र द॒द्धि भा॒गं त॒न्वो॒३॒॑ येन॑ मा॒महः॑ ||

    amājū́r iva pitróḥ sácā satī́ samānā́d ā́ sádasas tvā́m iye bhágam kr̥dhí praketám úpa māsy ā́ bhara daddhí bhāgáṁ tanvò yéna māmáhaḥ

    Like a young woman in her parents' home, I call upon you, Bhaga, from this sacred place. Grant me understanding and bring me a share of prosperity, a portion that will bring joy.

    Stanza 2.17.8

    भो॒जं त्वामि॑न्द्र व॒यं हु॑वेम द॒दिष्ट्वमि॒न्द्रापां॑सि॒ वाजा॑न् | अ॒वि॒ड्ढी॑न्द्र चि॒त्रया॑ न ऊ॒ती कृ॒धि वृ॑षन्निन्द्र॒ वस्य॑सो नः ||

    bhojáṁ tvā́m indra vayáṁ huvema dadíṣ ṭvám indrā́pāṁsi vā́jān aviḍḍhīā̀ndra citráyā na ūtī́ kr̥dhí vr̥ṣann indra vásyaso naḥ

    Indra, we call on you to be a generous giver! Grant us strength and abundance. Indra, help us with your diverse powers and make us truly rich, Indra!

    Stanza 2.17.9

    नू॒नं सा ते॒ प्रति॒ वरं॑ जरि॒त्रे दु॑ही॒यदि॑न्द्र॒ दक्षि॑णा म॒घोनी॑ | शिक्षा॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॒ माति॑ ध॒ग्भगो॑ नो बृ॒हद्व॑देम वि॒दथे॑ सु॒वीराः॑ ||

    nūnáṁ sā́ te práti váraṁ jaritré duhīyád indra dákṣiṇā maghónī śíkṣā stotŕ̥bhyo mā́ti dhag bhágo no br̥hád vadema vidáthe suvī́rāḥ

    May that rich 'cow' of yours, Indra, now give us a boon in return for our praise! Grant us, your singers, a share of fortune; may it not fail us. Let us speak with pride and full of heroes in the assembly!

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