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    Stanza 5.41.1

    को नु वां॑ मित्रावरुणावृता॒यन्दि॒वो वा॑ म॒हः पार्थि॑वस्य वा॒ दे | ऋ॒तस्य॑ वा॒ सद॑सि॒ त्रासी॑थां नो यज्ञाय॒ते वा॑ पशु॒षो न वाजा॑न् ||

    kó nú vām mitrāvaruṇāv r̥tāyán divó vā maháḥ pā́rthivasya vā dé r̥tásya vā sádasi trā́sīthāṁ no yajñāyaté vā paśuṣó ná vā́jān

    Who among mortals indeed honors you, Mitra and Varuṇa, with devotion, from the sky or from the mighty earth? Protect us in the abode of cosmic order, and grant to the worshipper wealth in the form of cattle.

    Stanza 5.41.2

    ते नो॑ मि॒त्रो वरु॑णो अर्य॒मायुरिन्द्र॑ ऋभु॒क्षा म॒रुतो॑ जुषन्त | नमो॑भिर्वा॒ ये दध॑ते सुवृ॒क्तिं स्तोमं॑ रु॒द्राय॑ मी॒ळ्हुषे॑ स॒जोषाः॑ ||

    té no mitró váruṇo aryamā́yúr índra r̥bhukṣā́ marúto juṣanta námobhir vā yé dádhate suvr̥ktíṁ stómaṁ rudrā́ya mīḷhúṣe sajóṣāḥ

    May those deities – Mitra, Varuṇa, Aryaman, Āyu, Indra, R̥bhukṣan, the Maruts – be pleased with us. And those who, along with Rudra, the showerer of benefits, accept with adoration and praise the hymn, may they be pleased.

    Stanza 5.41.3

    आ वां॒ येष्ठा॑श्विना हु॒वध्यै॒ वात॑स्य॒ पत्म॒न्रथ्य॑स्य पु॒ष्टौ | उ॒त वा॑ दि॒वो असु॑राय॒ मन्म॒ प्रान्धां॑सीव॒ यज्य॑वे भरध्वम् ||

    ā́ vāṁ yéṣṭhāśvinā huvádhyai vā́tasya pátman ráthyasya puṣṭaú utá vā divó ásurāya mánma prā́ndhāṁsīva yájyave bharadhvam

    O Aśvins, come swiftly to us for invocation, moving like the wind, borne on the chariot! Or, like a libation, bring praise to the sky-dwelling Asura, who is worthy of worship.

    Stanza 5.41.4

    प्र स॒क्षणो॑ दि॒व्यः कण्व॑होता त्रि॒तो दि॒वः स॒जोषा॒ वातो॑ अ॒ग्निः | पू॒षा भगः॑ प्रभृ॒थे वि॒श्वभो॑जा आ॒जिं न ज॑ग्मुरा॒श्व॑श्वतमाः ||

    prá sakṣáṇo divyáḥ káṇvahotā tritó diváḥ sajóṣā vā́to agníḥ pūṣā́ bhágaḥ prabhr̥thé viśvábhojā ājíṁ ná jagmur āśvàśvatamāḥ

    The heavenly Victor, the Kanva-priest, Trita together with Dyaus, Vata, Agni, Pūṣan, and Bhaga, all enjoyers of the offering, approached like the swiftest horses in a race.

    Stanza 5.41.5

    प्र वो॑ र॒यिं यु॒क्ताश्वं॑ भरध्वं रा॒य एषेऽव॑से दधीत॒ धीः | सु॒शेव॒ एवै॑रौशि॒जस्य॒ होता॒ ये व॒ एवा॑ मरुतस्तु॒राणा॑म् ||

    prá vo rayíṁ yuktā́śvam bharadhvaṁ rāyá éṣé 'vase dadhīta dhī́ḥ suśéva évair auśijásya hótā yé va évā marutas turā́ṇām

    Bring forth your wealth, O people, to the Maruts, who are yoked with horses! Let thought be directed towards protection and wealth. The priest of Auśija, blessed by them, effectively praises and serves.

    Stanza 5.41.6

    प्र वो॑ वा॒युं र॑थ॒युजं॑ कृणुध्वं॒ प्र दे॒वं विप्रं॑ पनि॒तार॑म॒र्कैः | इ॒षु॒ध्यव॑ ऋत॒सापः॒ पुरं॑धी॒र्वस्वी॑र्नो॒ अत्र॒ पत्नी॒रा धि॒ये धुः॑ ||

    prá vo vāyúṁ rathayújaṁ kr̥ṇudhvam prá deváṁ vípram panitā́ram arkaíḥ iṣudhyáva r̥tasā́paḥ púraṁdhīr vásvīr no átra pátnīr ā́ dhiyé dhuḥ

    Prepare Vayu, the yoked charioteer, for yourselves! Prepare the divine singer with praises! May the wise, discerning, and benevolent powers protect us and bring us good fortune.

    Stanza 5.41.7

    उप॑ व॒ एषे॒ वन्द्ये॑भिः शू॒षैः प्र य॒ह्वी दि॒वश्चि॒तय॑द्भिर॒र्कैः | उ॒षासा॒नक्ता॑ वि॒दुषी॑व॒ विश्व॒मा हा॑ वहतो॒ मर्त्या॑य य॒ज्ञम् ||

    úpa va éṣe vándyebhiḥ śūṣaíḥ prá yahvī́ diváś citáyadbhir arkaíḥ uṣā́sānáktā vidúṣīva víśvam ā́ hā vahato mártyāya yajñám

    We approach you with praiseworthy powers, O mighty ones, with songs that distinguish the sky! Ushas and Ratri, the wise ones, together bring the sacrifice to the mortal.

    Stanza 5.41.8

    अ॒भि वो॑ अर्चे पो॒ष्याव॑तो॒ नॄन्वास्तो॒ष्पतिं॒ त्वष्टा॑रं॒ ररा॑णः | धन्या॑ स॒जोषा॑ धि॒षणा॒ नमो॑भि॒र्वन॒स्पतीँ॒रोष॑धी रा॒य एषे॑ ||

    abhí vo arce poṣyā́vato nr̥ŕ̥n vā́stoṣ pátiṁ tváṣṭāraṁ rárāṇaḥ dhányā sajóṣā dhiṣáṇā námobhir vánaspátīm̐r óṣadhī rāyá éṣe

    I praise you, O divine powers, who nourish heroes! I praise Vastoshpati and Tvashṭar, and Dhishaṇā, who are pleasing with adorations. Grant us wealth, O trees and plants, and that wealth-granting power.

    Stanza 5.41.9

    तु॒जे न॒स्तने॒ पर्व॑ताः सन्तु॒ स्वैत॑वो॒ ये वस॑वो॒ न वी॒राः | प॒नि॒त आ॒प्त्यो य॑ज॒तः सदा॑ नो॒ वर्धा॑न्नः॒ शंसं॒ नर्यो॑ अ॒भिष्टौ॑ ||

    tujé nas táne párvatāḥ santu svaítavo yé vásavo ná vīrā́ḥ panitá āptyó yajatáḥ sádā no várdhān naḥ śáṁsaṁ náryo abhíṣṭau

    May the mountains be for our offspring and sustenance, like the moving Vasus! May the worshipper, friend of man, always increase our praise and spiritual strength.

    Stanza 5.41.10

    वृष्णो॑ अस्तोषि भू॒म्यस्य॒ गर्भं॑ त्रि॒तो नपा॑तम॒पां सु॑वृ॒क्ति | गृ॒णी॒ते अ॒ग्निरे॒तरी॒ न शू॒षैः शो॒चिष्के॑शो॒ नि रि॑णाति॒ वना॑ ||

    vŕ̥ṣṇo astoṣi bhūmyásya gárbhaṁ tritó nápātam apā́ṁ suvr̥ktí gr̥ṇīté agnír etárī ná śūṣaíḥ śocíṣkeśo ní riṇāti vánā

    Trita praised the germ of the earthly hero and the offspring of the waters with pure hymns. Agni, the one with flaming hair, neighs like a charger and destroys the forests.

    Stanza 5.41.11

    क॒था म॒हे रु॒द्रिया॑य ब्रवाम॒ कद्रा॒ये चि॑कि॒तुषे॒ भगा॑य | आप॒ ओष॑धीरु॒त नो॑ऽवन्तु॒ द्यौर्वना॑ गि॒रयो॑ वृ॒क्षके॑शाः ||

    kathā́ mahé rudríyāya bravāma kád rāyé cikitúṣe bhágāya ā́pa óṣadhīr utá no 'vantu dyaúr vánā giráyo vr̥kṣákeśāḥ

    How should we speak to the great Rudra and to Bhaga, the discerning one, who gives fortune? May the waters, plants, sky, forests, and mountains with tree-like hair protect us.

    Stanza 5.41.12

    शृ॒णोतु॑ न ऊ॒र्जां पति॒र्गिरः॒ स नभ॒स्तरी॑याँ इषि॒रः परि॑ज्मा | शृ॒ण्वन्त्वापः॒ पुरो॒ न शु॒भ्राः परि॒ स्रुचो॑ बबृहा॒णस्याद्रेः॑ ||

    śr̥ṇótu na ūrjā́m pátir gíraḥ sá nábhas tárīyām̐ iṣiráḥ párijmā śr̥ṇvántv ā́paḥ púro ná śubhrā́ḥ pári srúco babr̥hāṇásyā́dreḥ

    May the swift, life-giving lord of sustenance hear our songs. May the waters, bright like fortresses, and the flowing streams, hear us.

    Stanza 5.41.13

    वि॒दा चि॒न्नु म॑हान्तो॒ ये व॒ एवा॒ ब्रवा॑म दस्मा॒ वार्यं॒ दधा॑नाः | वय॑श्च॒न सु॒भ्व१॒॑ आव॑ यन्ति क्षु॒भा मर्त॒मनु॑यतं वध॒स्नैः ||

    vidā́ cin nú mahānto yé va évā brávāma dasmā vā́ryaṁ dádhānāḥ váyaś caná subhvà ā́va yanti kṣubhā́ mártam ánuyataṁ vadhasnaíḥ

    We know your ways, O great and wonderful ones! We will proclaim your praise. Even swift birds do not approach a mortal who attacks with weapons and force.

    Stanza 5.41.14

    आ दैव्या॑नि॒ पार्थि॑वानि॒ जन्मा॒पश्चाच्छा॒ सुम॑खाय वोचम् | वर्ध॑न्तां॒ द्यावो॒ गिर॑श्च॒न्द्राग्रा॑ उ॒दा व॑र्धन्ताम॒भिषा॑ता॒ अर्णाः॑ ||

    ā́ daívyāni pā́rthivāni jánmāpáś cā́chā súmakhāya vocam várdhantāṁ dyā́vo gíraś candrā́grā udā́ vardhantām abhíṣātā árṇāḥ

    I call upon the celestial and earthly beings and the waters for a pleasant feast. May the days with bright dawns increase our hymns, and may the victorious streams flow abundantly.

    Stanza 5.41.15

    प॒देप॑दे मे जरि॒मा नि धा॑यि॒ वरू॑त्री वा श॒क्रा या पा॒युभि॑श्च | सिष॑क्तु मा॒ता म॒ही र॒सा नः॒ स्मत्सू॒रिभि॑र्ऋजु॒हस्त॑ ऋजु॒वनिः॑ ||

    padé-pade me jarimā́ ní dhāyi várūtrī vā śakrā́ yā́ pāyúbhiś ca síṣaktu mātā́ mahī́ rasā́ naḥ smát sūríbhir r̥juhásta r̥juvániḥ

    At every step my devotion is placed. May the powerful protectress, Varūtrī, with her helpers, be with us. May the great Mother, Rasa, be gracious to us, straight-handed, and well-disposed.

    Stanza 5.41.16

    क॒था दा॑शेम॒ नम॑सा सु॒दानू॑नेव॒या म॒रुतो॒ अच्छो॑क्तौ॒ प्रश्र॑वसो म॒रुतो॒ अच्छो॑क्तौ | मा नोऽहि॑र्बु॒ध्न्यो॑ रि॒षे धा॑द॒स्माकं॑ भूदुपमाति॒वनिः॑ ||

    kathā́ dāśema námasā sudā́nūn evayā́ marúto áchoktau práśravaso marúto áchoktau mā́ nó 'hir budhnyò riṣé dhād asmā́kam bhūd upamātivániḥ

    How shall we offer worship to the generous Maruts, the swift ones, the renowned ones? May the serpent Budhnya not cause us harm, and may a blessed protector be with us.

    Stanza 5.41.17

    इति॑ चि॒न्नु प्र॒जायै॑ पशु॒मत्यै॒ देवा॑सो॒ वन॑ते॒ मर्त्यो॑ व॒ आ दे॑वासो वनते॒ मर्त्यो॑ वः | अत्रा॑ शि॒वां त॒न्वो॑ धा॒सिम॒स्या ज॒रां चि॑न्मे॒ निर्ऋ॑तिर्जग्रसीत ||

    íti cin nú prajā́yai paśumátyai dévāso vánate mártyo va ā́ devāso vanate mártyo vaḥ átrā śivā́ṁ tanvò dhāsím asyā́ jarā́ṁ cin me nírr̥tir jagrasīta

    Thinking thus, the mortal wins the favor of the gods for progeny and cattle. May the gods favor the mortal. May wholesome food be offered here. May old age consume me, not Nirriti.

    Stanza 5.41.18

    तां वो॑ देवाः सुम॒तिमू॒र्जय॑न्ती॒मिष॑मश्याम वसवः॒ शसा॒ गोः | सा नः॑ सु॒दानु॑र्मृ॒ळय॑न्ती दे॒वी प्रति॒ द्रव॑न्ती सुवि॒ताय॑ गम्याः ||

    tā́ṁ vo devāḥ sumatím ūrjáyantīm íṣam aśyāma vasavaḥ śásā góḥ sā́ naḥ sudā́nur mr̥ḷáyantī devī́ práti drávantī suvitā́ya gamyāḥ

    O gods, may we obtain your favor and life-sustaining food through the praise of the Cow. O Vasus, may that gracious goddess, who gives good gifts, approach us quickly for our well-being.

    Stanza 5.41.19

    अ॒भि न॒ इळा॑ यू॒थस्य॑ मा॒ता स्मन्न॒दीभि॑रु॒र्वशी॑ वा गृणातु | उ॒र्वशी॑ वा बृहद्दि॒वा गृ॑णा॒नाभ्यू॑र्ण्वा॒ना प्र॑भृ॒थस्या॒योः ||

    abhí na íḷā yūthásya mātā́ smán nadī́bhir urváśī vā gr̥ṇātu urváśī vā br̥haddivā́ gr̥ṇānā́bhyūrṇvānā́ prabhr̥thásyāyóḥ

    May Ila, mother of the herd, and Urvashi, along with the rivers, accept us. May Urvashi, dwelling in the great sky, accepting the oblation, protect us.

    Stanza 5.41.20

    सिष॑क्तु न ऊर्ज॒व्य॑स्य पु॒ष्टेः ||

    síṣaktu na ūrjavyàsya puṣṭéḥ

    May the life-sustaining nourishment be with us.

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