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    Stanza 5.20.1

    यम॑ग्ने वाजसातम॒ त्वं चि॒न्मन्य॑से र॒यिम् | तं नो॑ गी॒र्भिः श्र॒वाय्यं॑ देव॒त्रा प॑नया॒ युज॑म् ||

    yám agne vājasātama tváṁ cin mányase rayím táṁ no gīrbhíḥ śravā́yyaṁ devatrā́ panayā yújam

    O Agni, best winner of wealth, you yourself consider this wealth true. Bring that wealth to us, through our songs, among the gods, as a worthy companion.

    Stanza 5.20.2

    ये अ॑ग्ने॒ नेरय॑न्ति ते वृ॒द्धा उ॒ग्रस्य॒ शव॑सः | अप॒ द्वेषो॒ अप॒ ह्वरो॒ऽन्यव्र॑तस्य सश्चिरे ||

    yé agne néráyanti te vr̥ddhā́ ugrásya śávasaḥ ápa dvéṣo ápa hváro 'nyávratasya saścire

    O Agni, those who do not stir (offerings/prayers) for you, though they have grown strong with mighty power, they turn away. They associate with the hatred and deceit of one who follows a different, wrong way.

    Stanza 5.20.3

    होता॑रं त्वा वृणीम॒हेऽग्ने॒ दक्ष॑स्य॒ साध॑नम् | य॒ज्ञेषु॑ पू॒र्व्यं गि॒रा प्रय॑स्वन्तो हवामहे ||

    hótāraṁ tvā vr̥ṇīmahé 'gne dákṣasya sā́dhanam yajñéṣu pūrvyáṁ girā́ práyasvanto havāmahe

    We choose you, Agni, as the Hotri (priest), the achiever of skill. We, who are joyful with offerings, call you with our hymns, the foremost one in the sacrifices.

    Stanza 5.20.4

    इ॒त्था यथा॑ त ऊ॒तये॒ सह॑सावन्दि॒वेदि॑वे | रा॒य ऋ॒ताय॑ सुक्रतो॒ गोभिः॑ ष्याम सध॒मादो॑ वी॒रैः स्या॑म सध॒मादः॑ ||

    itthā́ yáthā ta ūtáye sáhasāvan divé-dive rāyá r̥tā́ya sukrato góbhiḥ ṣyāma sadhamā́do vīraíḥ syāma sadhamā́daḥ

    Thus, O powerful one, may we, day by day, for your protection, for wealth and cosmic order, O wise one, rejoice with cows and rejoice with heroes.

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