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    Stanza 5.54.1

    प्र शर्धा॑य॒ मारु॑ताय॒ स्वभा॑नव इ॒मां वाच॑मनजा पर्वत॒च्युते॑ | घ॒र्म॒स्तुभे॑ दि॒व आ पृ॑ष्ठ॒यज्व॑ने द्यु॒म्नश्र॑वसे॒ महि॑ नृ॒म्णम॑र्चत ||

    prá śárdhāya mā́rutāya svábhānava imā́ṁ vā́cam anajā parvatacyúte gharmastúbhe divá ā́ pr̥ṣṭhayájvane dyumnáśravase máhi nr̥mṇám arcata

    I offer this prayer to the brilliant Maruts, who shake the mountains. Let us praise their great strength and renown, who sustain the heat, and worship in the heavens.

    Stanza 5.54.2

    प्र वो॑ मरुतस्तवि॒षा उ॑द॒न्यवो॑ वयो॒वृधो॑ अश्व॒युजः॒ परि॑ज्रयः | सं वि॒द्युता॒ दध॑ति॒ वाश॑ति त्रि॒तः स्वर॒न्त्यापो॒ऽवना॒ परि॑ज्रयः ||

    prá vo marutas taviṣā́ udanyávo vayovŕ̥dho aśvayújaḥ párijrayaḥ sáṁ vidyútā dádhati vā́śati tritáḥ sváranty ā́po 'vánā párijrayaḥ

    O Maruts, your powerful warriors, who bring water and invigorate life, harness their horses and surround. When you aim the lightning, Trita shouts, and the waters roar, flowing along their course.

    Stanza 5.54.3

    वि॒द्युन्म॑हसो॒ नरो॒ अश्म॑दिद्यवो॒ वात॑त्विषो म॒रुतः॑ पर्वत॒च्युतः॑ | अ॒ब्द॒या चि॒न्मुहु॒रा ह्रा॑दुनी॒वृतः॑ स्त॒नय॑दमा रभ॒सा उदो॑जसः ||

    vidyúnmahaso náro áśmadidyavo vā́tatviṣo marútaḥ parvatacyútaḥ abdayā́ cin múhur ā́ hrādunīvŕ̥ta stanáyadamā rabhasā́ údojasaḥ

    These Maruts are powerful men, radiant with lightning, and swift like the wind, shaking the mountains. They suddenly whirl with hail when desiring to send rain; they have thundering strength and are robust.

    Stanza 5.54.4

    व्य१॒॑क्तून्रु॑द्रा॒ व्यहा॑नि शिक्वसो॒ व्य१॒॑न्तरि॑क्षं॒ वि रजां॑सि धूतयः | वि यदज्राँ॒ अज॑थ॒ नाव॑ ईं यथा॒ वि दु॒र्गाणि॑ मरुतो॒ नाह॑ रिष्यथ ||

    vy àktū́n rudrā vy áhāni śikvaso vy àntárikṣaṁ ví rájāṁsi dhūtayaḥ ví yád ájrām̐ ájatha nā́va īṁ yathā ví durgā́ṇi maruto nā́ha riṣyatha

    O Rudras, O powerful ones, drive away the nights, the days, the sky, and the atmospheric regions. You move across the plains like ships, and O Maruts, you do not perish even when entering strongholds.

    Stanza 5.54.5

    तद्वी॒र्यं॑ वो मरुतो महित्व॒नं दी॒र्घं त॑तान॒ सूर्यो॒ न योज॑नम् | एता॒ न यामे॒ अगृ॑भीतशोचि॒षोऽन॑श्वदां॒ यन्न्यया॑तना गि॒रिम् ||

    tád vīryàṁ vo maruto mahitvanáṁ dīrgháṁ tatāna sū́ryo ná yójanam étā ná yā́me ágr̥bhītaśociṣó 'naśvadāṁ yán ny áyātanā girím

    O Maruts, that strength and greatness of yours extends far like the sun's course. You moved with unhindered brilliance, like deer, and bowed down the mountain.

    Stanza 5.54.6

    अभ्रा॑जि॒ शर्धो॑ मरुतो॒ यद॑र्ण॒सं मोष॑था वृ॒क्षं क॑प॒नेव॑ वेधसः | अध॑ स्मा नो अ॒रम॑तिं सजोषस॒श्चक्षु॑रिव॒ यन्त॒मनु॑ नेषथा सु॒गम् ||

    ábhrāji śárdho maruto yád arṇasám móṣathā vr̥kṣáṁ kapanéva vedhasaḥ ádha smā no arámatiṁ sajoṣasaś cákṣur iva yántam ánu neṣathā sugám

    Your host, O Maruts, shone brightly when you, O sages, stripped the waving tree like a worm. Therefore, O friends, guide our devotion to a good end, as the eye guides one walking.

    Stanza 5.54.7

    न स जी॑यते मरुतो॒ न ह॑न्यते॒ न स्रे॑धति॒ न व्य॑थते॒ न रि॑ष्यति | नास्य॒ राय॒ उप॑ दस्यन्ति॒ नोतय॒ ऋषिं॑ वा॒ यं राजा॑नं वा॒ सुषू॑दथ ||

    ná sá jīyate maruto ná hanyate ná sredhati ná vyathate ná riṣyati nā́sya rā́ya úpa dasyanti nótáya ŕ̥ṣiṁ vā yáṁ rā́jānaṁ vā súṣūdatha

    O Maruts, that man is not defeated, not killed, does not fail, does not tremble, does not suffer harm. His wealth and protections do not perish, whom you direct, whether seer or king.

    Stanza 5.54.8

    नि॒युत्व॑न्तो ग्राम॒जितो॒ यथा॒ नरो॑ऽर्य॒मणो॒ न म॒रुतः॑ कब॒न्धिनः॑ | पिन्व॒न्त्युत्सं॒ यदि॒नासो॒ अस्व॑र॒न्व्यु॑न्दन्ति पृथि॒वीं मध्वो॒ अन्ध॑सा ||

    niyútvanto grāmajíto yáthā náro 'ryamáṇo ná marútaḥ kabandhínaḥ pínvanty útsaṁ yád inā́so ásvaran vy ùndanti pr̥thivī́m mádhvo ándhasā

    O Maruts, like warriors conquering clans, and like Aryaman, you carry waterskins and fill the spring. When you strong ones roar, you moisten the earth with sweet liquid.

    Stanza 5.54.9

    प्र॒वत्व॑ती॒यं पृ॑थि॒वी म॒रुद्भ्यः॑ प्र॒वत्व॑ती॒ द्यौर्भ॑वति प्र॒यद्भ्यः॑ | प्र॒वत्व॑तीः प॒थ्या॑ अ॒न्तरि॑क्ष्याः प्र॒वत्व॑न्तः॒ पर्व॑ता जी॒रदा॑नवः ||

    pravátvatīyám pr̥thivī́ marúdbhyaḥ pravátvatī dyaúr bhavati prayádbhyaḥ pravátvatīḥ pathyāā̀ antárikṣyāḥ pravátvantaḥ párvatā jīrádānavaḥ

    This earth bows for the Maruts, the heaven bows for the approaching ones. The paths of the sky and the swift-giving mountains bow.

    Stanza 5.54.10

    यन्म॑रुतः सभरसः स्वर्णरः॒ सूर्य॒ उदि॑ते॒ मद॑था दिवो नरः | न वोऽश्वाः॑ श्रथय॒न्ताह॒ सिस्र॑तः स॒द्यो अ॒स्याध्व॑नः पा॒रम॑श्नुथ ||

    yán marutaḥ sabharasaḥ svarṇaraḥ sū́rya údite mádathā divo naraḥ ná vó 'śvāḥ śrathayantā́ha sísrataḥ sadyó asyā́dhvanaḥ pārám aśnutha

    When you rejoice at sunrise, O Maruts, companions and heroes of the sky, your horses do not tire in running, and you quickly reach the end of your journey.

    Stanza 5.54.11

    अंसे॑षु व ऋ॒ष्टयः॑ प॒त्सु खा॒दयो॒ वक्षः॑सु रु॒क्मा म॑रुतो॒ रथे॒ शुभः॑ | अ॒ग्निभ्रा॑जसो वि॒द्युतो॒ गभ॑स्त्योः॒ शिप्राः॑ शी॒र्षसु॒ वित॑ता हिर॒ण्ययीः॑ ||

    áṁseṣu va r̥ṣṭáyaḥ patsú khādáyo vákṣassu rukmā́ maruto ráthe śúbhaḥ agníbhrājaso vidyúto gábhastyoḥ śíprāḥ śīrṣásu vítatā hiraṇyáyīḥ

    Spears are on your shoulders, anklets on your feet, golden chains on your chests, O Maruts, gems on your chariot. Bright lightnings in your fists, and golden bands tied on your heads.

    Stanza 5.54.12

    तं नाक॑म॒र्यो अगृ॑भीतशोचिषं॒ रुश॒त्पिप्प॑लं मरुतो॒ वि धू॑नुथ | सम॑च्यन्त वृ॒जनाति॑त्विषन्त॒ यत्स्वर॑न्ति॒ घोषं॒ वित॑तमृता॒यवः॑ ||

    táṁ nā́kam aryó ágr̥bhītaśociṣaṁ rúśat píppalam maruto ví dhūnutha sám acyanta vr̥jánā́titviṣanta yát sváranti ghóṣaṁ vítatam r̥tāyávaḥ

    O Maruts, you shake the shining apple from the sky, whose splendour cannot be touched by the enemy. The hamlets bowed when you flashed, and the pious ones sounded their far-reaching cry.

    Stanza 5.54.13

    यु॒ष्माद॑त्तस्य मरुतो विचेतसो रा॒यः स्या॑म र॒थ्यो॒३॒॑ वय॑स्वतः | न यो युच्छ॑ति ति॒ष्यो॒३॒॑ यथा॑ दि॒वो॒३॒॑ऽस्मे रा॑रन्त मरुतः सह॒स्रिण॑म् ||

    yuṣmā́dattasya maruto vicetaso rāyáḥ syāma rathyò váyasvataḥ ná yó yúchati tiṣyò yáthā divò 'smé rāranta marutaḥ sahasríṇam

    O wise Maruts, let us have the wealth you bestowed, associated with chariots and life. Give us, O Maruts, the thousandfold wealth that does not fail, like Tisya from the sky.

    Stanza 5.54.14

    यू॒यं र॒यिं म॑रुतः स्पा॒र्हवी॑रं यू॒यमृषि॑मवथ॒ साम॑विप्रम् | यू॒यमर्व॑न्तं भर॒ताय॒ वाजं॑ यू॒यं ध॑त्थ॒ राजा॑नं श्रुष्टि॒मन्त॑म् ||

    yūyáṁ rayím maruta spārhávīraṁ yūyám ŕ̥ṣim avatha sā́mavipram yūyám árvantam bharatā́ya vā́jaṁ yūyáṁ dhattha rā́jānaṁ śruṣṭimántam

    O Maruts, you protect the wealth of brave men, and the seer skilled in hymns. You give to Bharata a swift horse and strength, and you establish an obedient king.

    Stanza 5.54.15

    तद्वो॑ यामि॒ द्रवि॑णं सद्यऊतयो॒ येना॒ स्व१॒॑र्ण त॒तना॑म॒ नॄँर॒भि | इ॒दं सु मे॑ मरुतो हर्यता॒ वचो॒ यस्य॒ तरे॑म॒ तर॑सा श॒तं हिमाः॑ ||

    tád vo yāmi dráviṇaṁ sadyaūtayo yénā svàr ṇá tatánāma nr̥ŕ̥m̐r abhí idáṁ sú me maruto haryatā váco yásya tárema tárasā śatáṁ hímāḥ

    O you who are swiftly ready to help, I seek your wealth, by which we may spread among men like the sun. O Maruts, accept this my pleasing word, by whose power we may cross a hundred winters.

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