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    Stanza 6.3.1

    अग्ने॒ स क्षे॑षदृत॒पा ऋ॑ते॒जा उ॒रु ज्योति॑र्नशते देव॒युष्टे॑ | यं त्वं मि॒त्रेण॒ वरु॑णः स॒जोषा॒ देव॒ पासि॒ त्यज॑सा॒ मर्त॒मंहः॑ ||

    ágne sá kṣeṣad r̥tapā́ r̥tejā́ urú jyótir naśate devayúṣ ṭe yáṁ tvám mitréṇa váruṇaḥ sajóṣā déva pā́si tyájasā mártam áṁhaḥ

    O Agni, he who is the guardian of truth and lives by righteousness, attains abundant light and dwells in peace. O God, you, along with Mitra and Varuna, protect him with your power, removing his afflictions.

    Stanza 6.3.2

    ई॒जे य॒ज्ञेभिः॑ शश॒मे शमी॑भिर्ऋ॒धद्वा॑राया॒ग्नये॑ ददाश | ए॒वा च॒न तं य॒शसा॒मजु॑ष्टि॒र्नांहो॒ मर्तं॑ नशते॒ न प्रदृ॑प्तिः ||

    ījé yajñébhiḥ śaśamé śámībhir r̥dhádvārāyāgnáye dadāśa evā́ caná táṁ yaśásām ájuṣṭir nā́ṁho mártaṁ naśate ná prádr̥ptiḥ

    He worshipped with sacrifices, appeased with offerings, and gave to Agni who bestows wealth. Even the displeasure of the famous does not affect him, nor does distress or attack reach such a mortal.

    Stanza 6.3.3

    सूरो॒ न यस्य॑ दृश॒तिर॑रे॒पा भी॒मा यदेति॑ शुच॒तस्त॒ आ धीः | हेष॑स्वतः शु॒रुधो॒ नायम॒क्तोः कुत्रा॑ चिद्र॒ण्वो व॑स॒तिर्व॑ने॒जाः ||

    sū́ro ná yásya dr̥śatír arepā́ bhīmā́ yád éti śucatás ta ā́ dhī́ḥ héṣasvataḥ śurúdho nā́yám aktóḥ kútrā cid raṇvó vasatír vanejā́ḥ

    Like the sun, his flawless appearance inspires awe. When you, O God, intensely desire, you bring forth brilliant things. Swift and energetic, this immortal does not remain fixed anywhere, but moves through the forest.

    Stanza 6.3.4

    ति॒ग्मं चि॒देम॒ महि॒ वर्पो॑ अस्य॒ भस॒दश्वो॒ न य॑मसा॒न आ॒सा | वि॒जेह॑मानः पर॒शुर्न जि॒ह्वां द्र॒विर्न द्रा॑वयति॒ दारु॒ धक्ष॑त् ||

    tigmáṁ cid éma máhi várpo asya bhásad áśvo ná yamasāná āsā́ vijéhamānaḥ paraśúr ná jihvā́ṁ dravír ná drāvayati dā́ru dhákṣat

    His intense and vast form moves, like a horse with bit and bridle. Darting his tongue like a hatchet, he burns the wood, and like a smelter, he melts it.

    Stanza 6.3.5

    स इदस्ते॑व॒ प्रति॑ धादसि॒ष्यञ्छिशी॑त॒ तेजोऽय॑सो॒ न धारा॑म् | चि॒त्रध्र॑जतिरर॒तिर्यो अ॒क्तोर्वेर्न द्रु॒षद्वा॑ रघु॒पत्म॑जंहाः ||

    sá íd ásteva práti dhād asiṣyáñ chíśīta téjó 'yaso ná dhā́rām citrádhrajatir aratír yó aktór vér ná druṣádvā raghupátmajaṁhāḥ

    He, like an archer, prepares to shoot, sharpening his brilliance like the edge of iron. The swift messenger, moving with a shining path, like a bird of rapid flight from the night, proceeds onwards.

    Stanza 6.3.6

    स ईं॑ रे॒भो न प्रति॑ वस्त उ॒स्राः शो॒चिषा॑ रारपीति मि॒त्रम॑हाः | नक्तं॒ य ई॑मरु॒षो यो दिवा॒ नॄनम॑र्त्यो अरु॒षो यो दिवा॒ नॄन् ||

    sá īṁ rebhó ná práti vasta usrā́ḥ śocíṣā rārapīti mitrámahāḥ náktaṁ yá īm aruṣó yó dívā nr̥ŕ̥n ámartyo aruṣó yó dívā nr̥ŕ̥n

    He clothes himself with brilliance in the morning like a singer, and shines brightly like Mitra. He is red at night, and by day he belongs to men; the immortal, red one belongs to men by day.

    Stanza 6.3.7

    दि॒वो न यस्य॑ विध॒तो नवी॑नो॒द्वृषा॑ रु॒क्ष ओष॑धीषु नूनोत् | घृणा॒ न यो ध्रज॑सा॒ पत्म॑ना॒ यन्ना रोद॑सी॒ वसु॑ना॒ दं सु॒पत्नी॑ ||

    divó ná yásya vidható návīnod vŕ̥ṣā rukṣá óṣadhīṣu nūnot ghŕ̥ṇā ná yó dhrájasā pátmanā yánn ā́ ródasī vásunā dáṁ supátnī

    Like the sky when its light shines forth, his voice sounded. The strong, radiant one shone among the plants. He who, with his rapid course and brilliance, fills the earth and sky with treasure, like a good householder.

    Stanza 6.3.8

    धायो॑भिर्वा॒ यो युज्ये॑भिर॒र्कैर्वि॒द्युन्न द॑विद्यो॒त्स्वेभिः॒ शुष्मैः॑ | शर्धो॑ वा॒ यो म॒रुतां॑ त॒तक्ष॑ ऋ॒भुर्न त्वे॒षो र॑भसा॒नो अ॑द्यौत् ||

    dhā́yobhir vā yó yújyebhir arkaír vidyún ná davidyot svébhiḥ śúṣmaiḥ śárdho vā yó marútāṁ tatákṣa r̥bhúr ná tveṣó rabhasānó adyaut

    He, with his supporting elements and hymns, flashes like lightning with his own vigor. Like the skillful Rbhus, he fashioned himself; like the Maruts, the bright and impetuous one shone forth.

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