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    Stanza 2.34.1

    धा॒रा॒व॒रा म॒रुतो॑ धृ॒ष्ण्वो॑जसो मृ॒गा न भी॒मास्तवि॑षीभिर॒र्चिनः॑ | अ॒ग्नयो॒ न शु॑शुचा॒ना ऋ॑जी॒षिणो॒ भृमिं॒ धम॑न्तो॒ अप॒ गा अ॑वृण्वत ||

    dhārāvarā́ marúto dhr̥ṣṇvòjaso mr̥gā́ ná bhīmā́s táviṣībhir arcínaḥ agnáyo ná śuśucānā́ r̥jīṣíṇo bhŕ̥miṁ dhámanto ápa gā́ avr̥ṇvata

    The Maruts, with rain-bringing and powerful energy, fierce like wild beasts in their strength, blazing like fires, and impetuous, have pushed aside the clouds, revealing the cows (of rain).

    Stanza 2.34.2

    द्यावो॒ न स्तृभि॑श्चितयन्त खा॒दिनो॒ व्य१॒॑भ्रिया॒ न द्यु॑तयन्त वृ॒ष्टयः॑ | रु॒द्रो यद्वो॑ मरुतो रुक्मवक्षसो॒ वृषाज॑नि॒ पृश्न्याः॑ शु॒क्र ऊध॑नि ||

    dyā́vo ná stŕ̥bhiś citayanta khādíno vy àbhríyā ná dyutayanta vr̥ṣṭáyaḥ rudró yád vo maruto rukmavakṣaso vŕ̥ṣā́jani pŕ̥śṇyāḥ śukrá ū́dhani

    Like the sky adorned with stars, they shone with their armlets; they flashed like lightning from clouds. This happened when the mighty Rudra was born for you, O golden-chested Maruts, from Prisni's radiant lap.

    Stanza 2.34.3

    उ॒क्षन्ते॒ अश्वाँ॒ अत्याँ॑ इवा॒जिषु॑ न॒दस्य॒ कर्णै॑स्तुरयन्त आ॒शुभिः॑ | हिर॑ण्यशिप्रा मरुतो॒ दवि॑ध्वतः पृ॒क्षं या॑थ॒ पृष॑तीभिः समन्यवः ||

    ukṣánte áśvām̐ átyām̐ ivājíṣu nadásya kárṇais turayanta āśúbhiḥ híraṇyaśiprā maruto dávidhvataḥ pr̥kṣáṁ yātha pŕ̥ṣatībhiḥ samanyavaḥ

    They cleansed their horses like racers in the contests, and hurried with swift steeds. O golden-jawed Maruts, shaking violently, you arrive with your spotted companions, like friends, to the feast.

    Stanza 2.34.4

    पृ॒क्षे ता विश्वा॒ भुव॑ना ववक्षिरे मि॒त्राय॑ वा॒ सद॒मा जी॒रदा॑नवः | पृष॑दश्वासो अनव॒भ्ररा॑धस ऋजि॒प्यासो॒ न व॒युने॑षु धू॒र्षदः॑ ||

    pr̥kṣé tā́ víśvā bhúvanā vavakṣire mitrā́ya vā sádam ā́ jīrádānavaḥ pŕ̥ṣadaśvāso anavabhrárādhasa r̥jipyā́so ná vayúneṣu dhūrṣádaḥ

    All these worlds have grown through them, like a feast for Mitra, ever-flowing ones. Spotted-horsed Maruts, with inexhaustible wealth, move powerfully in their paths.

    Stanza 2.34.5

    इन्ध॑न्वभिर्धे॒नुभी॑ र॒प्शदू॑धभिरध्व॒स्मभिः॑ प॒थिभि॑र्भ्राजदृष्टयः | आ हं॒सासो॒ न स्वस॑राणि गन्तन॒ मधो॒र्मदा॑य मरुतः समन्यवः ||

    índhanvabhir dhenúbhī rapśádūdhabhir adhvasmábhiḥ pathíbhir bhrājadr̥ṣṭayaḥ ā́ haṁsā́so ná svásarāṇi gantana mádhor mádāya marutaḥ samanyavaḥ

    Come, O brilliant-speared Maruts, on smooth paths with your fiery cows whose udders are swelling! Like swans to their nests, come, of one mind, for the joy of the sweet offering.

    Stanza 2.34.6

    आ नो॒ ब्रह्मा॑णि मरुतः समन्यवो न॒रां न शंसः॒ सव॑नानि गन्तन | अश्वा॑मिव पिप्यत धे॒नुमूध॑नि॒ कर्ता॒ धियं॑ जरि॒त्रे वाज॑पेशसम् ||

    ā́ no bráhmāṇi marutaḥ samanyavo narā́ṁ ná śáṁsaḥ sávanāni gantana áśvām iva pipyata dhenúm ū́dhani kártā dhíyaṁ jaritré vā́japeśasam

    O united Maruts, come to our prayers and libations, like the praises of heroes! Grow like a cow's udder, and create great, enjoyable success for the singer.

    Stanza 2.34.7

    तं नो॑ दात मरुतो वा॒जिनं॒ रथ॑ आपा॒नं ब्रह्म॑ चि॒तय॑द्दि॒वेदि॑वे | इषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॑ वृ॒जने॑षु का॒रवे॑ स॒निं मे॒धामरि॑ष्टं दु॒ष्टरं॒ सहः॑ ||

    táṁ no dāta maruto vājínaṁ rátha āpānám bráhma citáyad divé-dive íṣaṁ stotŕ̥bhyo vr̥jáneṣu kāráve saním medhā́m áriṣṭaṁ duṣṭáraṁ sáhaḥ

    O Maruts, give us that powerful strength for our chariot, that daily-invoked prayer and sustenance! Grant food to the praisers, and to the poet in our homes, wisdom, inviolable and unconquerable might.

    Stanza 2.34.8

    यद्यु॒ञ्जते॑ म॒रुतो॑ रु॒क्मव॑क्ष॒सोऽश्वा॒न्रथे॑षु॒ भग॒ आ सु॒दान॑वः | धे॒नुर्न शिश्वे॒ स्वस॑रेषु पिन्वते॒ जना॑य रा॒तह॑विषे म॒हीमिष॑म् ||

    yád yuñjáte marúto rukmávakṣasó 'śvān rátheṣu bhága ā́ sudā́navaḥ dhenúr ná śíśve svásareṣu pinvate jánāya rātáhaviṣe mahī́m íṣam

    When the golden-chested Maruts harness their horses to their chariots, as bounteous givers, then, like a cow in her fold feeding her calf, they bestow abundant food upon people who offer sacrifices.

    Stanza 2.34.9

    यो नो॑ मरुतो वृ॒कता॑ति॒ मर्त्यो॑ रि॒पुर्द॒धे व॑सवो॒ रक्ष॑ता रि॒षः | व॒र्तय॑त॒ तपु॑षा च॒क्रिया॒भि तमव॑ रुद्रा अ॒शसो॑ हन्तना॒ वधः॑ ||

    yó no maruto vr̥kátāti mártyo ripúr dadhé vasavo rákṣatā riṣáḥ vartáyata tápuṣā cakríyābhí tám áva rudrā aśáso hantanā vádhaḥ

    O Maruts, O Vasus, protect us from harm! Shield us from any mortal enemy who might put us among wolves. Turn your burning chariots against him, O Rudras, and strike down the weapon of the impious!

    Stanza 2.34.10

    चि॒त्रं तद्वो॑ मरुतो॒ याम॑ चेकिते॒ पृश्न्या॒ यदूध॒रप्या॒पयो॑ दु॒हुः | यद्वा॑ नि॒दे नव॑मानस्य रुद्रियास्त्रि॒तं जरा॑य जुर॒ताम॑दाभ्याः ||

    citráṁ tád vo maruto yā́ma cekite pŕ̥śnyā yád ū́dhar ápy āpáyo duhúḥ yád vā nidé návamānasya rudriyās tritáṁ járāya juratā́m adābhyāḥ

    Your march, O Maruts, is known to be brilliant, whether friends have milked the udder of Prisni. Or, O Rudras, if you mean to blame the one who praises, you weaken Trita; O unassailable ones!

    Stanza 2.34.11

    तान्वो॑ म॒हो म॒रुत॑ एव॒याव्नो॒ विष्णो॑रे॒षस्य॑ प्रभृ॒थे ह॑वामहे | हिर॑ण्यवर्णान्ककु॒हान्य॒तस्रु॑चो ब्रह्म॒ण्यन्तः॒ शंस्यं॒ राध॑ ईमहे ||

    tā́n vo mahó marúta evayā́vno víṣṇor eṣásya prabhr̥thé havāmahe híraṇyavarṇān kakuhā́n yatásruco brahmaṇyántaḥ śáṁsyaṁ rā́dha īmahe

    We invoke you, O great Maruts, constant travelers, at the offering of swift Vishnu! Holding ladles and prayerful, we ask the golden, exalted Maruts for praiseworthy wealth.

    Stanza 2.34.12

    ते दश॑ग्वाः प्रथ॒मा य॒ज्ञमू॑हिरे॒ ते नो॑ हिन्वन्तू॒षसो॒ व्यु॑ष्टिषु | उ॒षा न रा॒मीर॑रु॒णैरपो॑र्णुते म॒हो ज्योति॑षा शुच॒ता गोअ॑र्णसा ||

    té dáśagvāḥ prathamā́ yajñám ūhire té no hinvantūṣáso vyùṣṭiṣu uṣā́ ná rāmī́r aruṇaír áporṇute mahó jyótiṣā śucatā́ góarṇasā

    They, the Dasagvas, first carried the sacrifice; may they inspire us at the break of dawn! Like the dawn, they uncover the dark nights with red brilliance, strong ones, with their bright light like a sea of milk.

    Stanza 2.34.13

    ते क्षो॒णीभि॑ररु॒णेभि॒र्नाञ्जिभी॑ रु॒द्रा ऋ॒तस्य॒ सद॑नेषु वावृधुः | नि॒मेघ॑माना॒ अत्ये॑न॒ पाज॑सा सुश्च॒न्द्रं वर्णं॑ दधिरे सु॒पेश॑सम् ||

    té kṣoṇī́bhir aruṇébhir nā́ñjíbhī rudrā́ r̥tásya sádaneṣu vāvr̥dhuḥ niméghamānā átyena pā́jasā suścandráṁ várṇaṁ dadhire supéśasam

    These Rudras, with the red clouds like ornaments, have grown great in the sacred places. Streaming down with rushing speed, they have assumed a bright and beautiful form.

    Stanza 2.34.14

    ताँ इ॑या॒नो महि॒ वरू॑थमू॒तय॒ उप॒ घेदे॒ना नम॑सा गृणीमसि | त्रि॒तो न यान्पञ्च॒ होतॄ॑न॒भिष्ट॑य आव॒वर्त॒दव॑राञ्च॒क्रियाव॑से ||

    tā́m̐ iyānó máhi várūtham ūtáya úpa ghéd enā́ námasā gr̥ṇīmasi tritó ná yā́n páñca hótr̥r̥n abhíṣṭaya āvavártad ávarāñ cakríyā́vase

    Approaching them for their great protection to help us, we invoke them with this worship. May they come, like Trita with the five priests for victory, bringing their chariot to aid us.

    Stanza 2.34.15

    यया॑ र॒ध्रं पा॒रय॒थात्यंहो॒ यया॑ नि॒दो मु॒ञ्चथ॑ वन्दि॒तार॑म् | अ॒र्वाची॒ सा म॑रुतो॒ या व॑ ऊ॒तिरो षु वा॒श्रेव॑ सुम॒तिर्जि॑गातु ||

    yáyā radhrám pāráyathā́ty áṁho yáyā nidó muñcátha vanditā́ram arvā́cī sā́ maruto yā́ va ūtír ó ṣú vāśréva sumatír jigātu

    May that grace of yours, by which you help the wretched across hardship, and free the worshipper from insult, come hither, O Maruts! May your favor approach us like a cow (going to her calf)!

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