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    Stanza 2.2.1

    य॒ज्ञेन॑ वर्धत जा॒तवे॑दसम॒ग्निं य॑जध्वं ह॒विषा॒ तना॑ गि॒रा | स॒मि॒धा॒नं सु॑प्र॒यसं॒ स्व॑र्णरं द्यु॒क्षं होता॑रं वृ॒जने॑षु धू॒र्षद॑म् ||

    yajñéna vardhata jātávedasam agníṁ yajadhvaṁ havíṣā tánā girā́ samidhānáṁ suprayásaṁ svàrṇaraṁ dyukṣáṁ hótāraṁ vr̥jáneṣu dhūrṣádam

    Let your sacrifices help Agni, the knower of all life, grow! Worship Agni with your offerings and songs. He is brilliantly kindled, richly rewarded, the golden one, the divine priest who diligently works in all places.

    Stanza 2.2.2

    अ॒भि त्वा॒ नक्ती॑रु॒षसो॑ ववाशि॒रेऽग्ने॑ व॒त्सं न स्वस॑रेषु धे॒नवः॑ | दि॒व इ॒वेद॑र॒तिर्मानु॑षा यु॒गा क्षपो॑ भासि पुरुवार सं॒यतः॑ ||

    abhí tvā náktīr uṣáso vavāśiré 'gne vatsáṁ ná svásareṣu dhenávaḥ divá ivéd aratír mā́nuṣā yugā́ kṣápo bhāsi puruvāra saṁyátaḥ

    Nights and dawns have yearned for you, Agni, like cows calling for their calf in the stables. You are like a steward from heaven, shining your light on human communities through the long nights, oh bountiful one.

    Stanza 2.2.3

    तं दे॒वा बु॒ध्ने रज॑सः सु॒दंस॑सं दि॒वस्पृ॑थि॒व्योर॑र॒तिं न्ये॑रिरे | रथ॑मिव॒ वेद्यं॑ शु॒क्रशो॑चिषम॒ग्निं मि॒त्रं न क्षि॒तिषु॑ प्र॒शंस्य॑म् ||

    táṁ devā́ budhné rájasaḥ sudáṁsasaṁ diváspr̥thivyór aratíṁ ny èrire rátham iva védyaṁ śukráśociṣam agním mitráṁ ná kṣitíṣu praśáṁsyam

    The gods have placed him, the wondrously powerful messenger, at the base of the atmosphere between heaven and earth. Agni is known like a chariot, brightly shining, and praised like Mitra among people.

    Stanza 2.2.4

    तमु॒क्षमा॑णं॒ रज॑सि॒ स्व आ दमे॑ च॒न्द्रमि॑व सु॒रुचं॑ ह्वा॒र आ द॑धुः | पृश्न्याः॑ पत॒रं चि॒तय॑न्तम॒क्षभिः॑ पा॒थो न पा॒युं जन॑सी उ॒भे अनु॑ ||

    tám ukṣámāṇaṁ rájasi svá ā́ dáme candrám iva surúcaṁ hvārá ā́ dadhuḥ pŕ̥śnyāḥ pataráṁ citáyantam akṣábhiḥ pāthó ná pāyúṁ jánasī ubhé ánu

    They have placed him, growing in the sky, in his own home, shining beautifully like the moon. Agni, the winged one from Pṛśni, who watches with his eyes, illuminates both divine and human realms, like a guardian of the way.

    Stanza 2.2.5

    स होता॒ विश्वं॒ परि॑ भूत्वध्व॒रं तमु॑ ह॒व्यैर्मनु॑ष ऋञ्जते गि॒रा | हि॒रि॒शि॒प्रो वृ॑धसा॒नासु॒ जर्भु॑र॒द्द्यौर्न स्तृभि॑श्चितय॒द्रोद॑सी॒ अनु॑ ||

    sá hótā víśvam pári bhūtv adhvaráṁ tám u havyaír mánuṣa r̥ñjate girā́ hiriśipró vr̥dhasānā́su járbhurad dyaúr ná stŕ̥bhiś citayad ródasī ánu

    May Agni, the priest, encompass all the sacrifice. Men seek him with offerings and praise. With his golden jaws, he eagerly moves among the growing things, illuminating the two worlds like the sky filled with stars.

    Stanza 2.2.6

    स नो॑ रे॒वत्स॑मिधा॒नः स्व॒स्तये॑ संदद॒स्वान्र॒यिम॒स्मासु॑ दीदिहि | आ नः॑ कृणुष्व सुवि॒ताय॒ रोद॑सी॒ अग्ने॑ ह॒व्या मनु॑षो देव वी॒तये॑ ||

    sá no revát samidhānáḥ svastáye saṁdadasvā́n rayím asmā́su dīdihi ā́ naḥ kr̥ṇuṣva suvitā́ya ródasī ágne havyā́ mánuṣo deva vītáye

    May you, O Agni, brilliantly kindled, shine upon us with wealth for our welfare. Bring the two worlds to us so we can enjoy happiness and eagerly partake of the offerings made by humans.

    Stanza 2.2.7

    दा नो॑ अग्ने बृह॒तो दाः स॑ह॒स्रिणो॑ दु॒रो न वाजं॒ श्रुत्या॒ अपा॑ वृधि | प्राची॒ द्यावा॑पृथि॒वी ब्रह्म॑णा कृधि॒ स्व१॒॑र्ण शु॒क्रमु॒षसो॒ वि दि॑द्युतः ||

    dā́ no agne br̥ható dā́ḥ sahasríṇo duró ná vā́jaṁ śrútyā ápā vr̥dhi prā́cī dyā́vāpr̥thivī́ bráhmaṇā kr̥dhi svàr ṇá śukrám uṣáso ví didyutaḥ

    Agni, give us great wealth and thousandfold riches! Like a door, open up strength for us for glory. Make heaven and earth favorable through our prayer. Make the dawns shine like the brilliant sun.

    Stanza 2.2.8

    स इ॑धा॒न उ॒षसो॒ राम्या॒ अनु॒ स्व१॒॑र्ण दी॑देदरु॒षेण॑ भा॒नुना॑ | होत्रा॑भिर॒ग्निर्मनु॑षः स्वध्व॒रो राजा॑ वि॒शामति॑थि॒श्चारु॑रा॒यवे॑ ||

    sá idhāná uṣáso rā́myā ánu svàr ṇá dīded aruṣéṇa bhānúnā hótrābhir agnír mánuṣaḥ svadhvaró rā́jā viśā́m átithiś cā́rur āyáve

    Kindled daily after dawn and night, may Agni shine with his red light like the sun. He is a skillful performer of sacrifices, honored by humans, the king of the clans, and a welcome guest for Ayus.

    Stanza 2.2.9

    ए॒वा नो॑ अग्ने अ॒मृते॑षु पूर्व्य॒ धीष्पी॑पाय बृ॒हद्दि॑वेषु॒ मानु॑षा | दुहा॑ना धे॒नुर्वृ॒जने॑षु का॒रवे॒ त्मना॑ श॒तिनं॑ पुरु॒रूप॑मि॒षणि॑ ||

    evā́ no agne amŕ̥teṣu pūrvya dhī́ṣ pīpāya br̥háddiveṣu mā́nuṣā dúhānā dhenúr vr̥jáneṣu kāráve tmánā śatínam pururū́pam iṣáṇi

    Thus, our human prayer has prospered among the immortals in the great heaven, O ancient Agni. Like a cow, may you freely yield hundreds of diverse riches to the singer in our settlements.

    Stanza 2.2.10

    व॒यम॑ग्ने॒ अर्व॑ता वा सु॒वीर्यं॒ ब्रह्म॑णा वा चितयेमा॒ जनाँ॒ अति॑ | अ॒स्माकं॑ द्यु॒म्नमधि॒ पञ्च॑ कृ॒ष्टिषू॒च्चा स्व१॒॑र्ण शु॑शुचीत दु॒ष्टर॑म् ||

    vayám agne árvatā vā suvī́ryam bráhmaṇā vā citayemā jánām̐ áti asmā́kaṁ dyumnám ádhi páñca kr̥ṣṭíṣūccā́ svàr ṇá śuśucīta duṣṭáram

    Agni, may we gain glory with our swift horses or with our prayers, surpassing all people. May our unconquerable radiance shine high like the sun over the five tribes.

    Stanza 2.2.11

    स नो॑ बोधि सहस्य प्र॒शंस्यो॒ यस्मि॑न्त्सुजा॒ता इ॒षय॑न्त सू॒रयः॑ | यम॑ग्ने य॒ज्ञमु॑प॒यन्ति॑ वा॒जिनो॒ नित्ये॑ तो॒के दी॑दि॒वांसं॒ स्वे दमे॑ ||

    sá no bodhi sahasya praśáṁsyo yásmin sujātā́ iṣáyanta sūráyaḥ yám agne yajñám upayánti vājíno nítye toké dīdivā́ṁsaṁ své dáme

    O mighty Agni, be attentive to us and worthy of our praise! The noble and wise seek nourishment from you. Strong ones come to your sacrifice, O Agni, to shine in your home for enduring well-being.

    Stanza 2.2.12

    उ॒भया॑सो जातवेदः स्याम ते स्तो॒तारो॑ अग्ने सू॒रय॑श्च॒ शर्म॑णि | वस्वो॑ रा॒यः पु॑रुश्च॒न्द्रस्य॒ भूय॑सः प्र॒जाव॑तः स्वप॒त्यस्य॑ शग्धि नः ||

    ubháyāso jātavedaḥ syāma te stotā́ro agne sūráyaś ca śármaṇi vásvo rāyáḥ puruścandrásya bhū́yasaḥ prajā́vataḥ svapatyásya śagdhi naḥ

    O knower of all life, Agni, may we singers and generous leaders be in your protection. Help us obtain abundant, glorious wealth, rich with children and good descendants.

    Stanza 2.2.13

    ये स्तो॒तृभ्यो॒ गोअ॑ग्रा॒मश्व॑पेशस॒मग्ने॑ रा॒तिमु॑पसृ॒जन्ति॑ सू॒रयः॑ | अ॒स्माञ्च॒ ताँश्च॒ प्र हि नेषि॒ वस्य॒ आ बृ॒हद्व॑देम वि॒दथे॑ सु॒वीराः॑ ||

    yé stotŕ̥bhyo góagrām áśvapeśasam ágne rātím upasr̥jánti sūráyaḥ asmā́ñ ca tā́ṁś ca prá hí néṣi vásya ā́ br̥hád vadema vidáthe suvī́rāḥ

    Agni, the generous leaders who offer gifts of cows and steeds to the singers, lead them and us forward! May we speak great things in assembly with our brave descendants.

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