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    Stanza 6.68.1

    श्रु॒ष्टी वां॑ य॒ज्ञ उद्य॑तः स॒जोषा॑ मनु॒ष्वद्वृ॒क्तब॑र्हिषो॒ यज॑ध्यै | आ य इन्द्रा॒वरु॑णावि॒षे अ॒द्य म॒हे सु॒म्नाय॑ म॒ह आ॑व॒वर्त॑त् ||

    śruṣṭī́ vāṁ yajñá údyataḥ sajóṣā manuṣvád vr̥ktábarhiṣo yájadhyai ā́ yá índrāváruṇāv iṣé adyá mahé sumnā́ya mahá āvavártat

    For you two, with the offering prepared, and the grass trimmed, accordant and in the manner of Manu, we worship. O Indra and Varuṇa, may this prayer come to us today for great favor, for great prosperity.

    Stanza 6.68.2

    ता हि श्रेष्ठा॑ दे॒वता॑ता तु॒जा शूरा॑णां॒ शवि॑ष्ठा॒ ता हि भू॒तम् | म॒घोनां॒ मंहि॑ष्ठा तुवि॒शुष्म॑ ऋ॒तेन॑ वृत्र॒तुरा॒ सर्व॑सेना ||

    tā́ hí śréṣṭhā devátātā tujā́ śū́rāṇāṁ śáviṣṭhā tā́ hí bhūtám maghónām máṁhiṣṭhā tuviśúṣma r̥téna vr̥tratúrā sárvasenā

    For they are the best of the gods, mighty in strength among heroes, the most vigorous. They have become the greatest of the wealthy, most magnificent, of great power, destroyers of Vṛtra by cosmic order.

    Stanza 6.68.3

    ता गृ॑णीहि नम॒स्ये॑भिः शू॒षैः सु॒म्नेभि॒रिन्द्रा॒वरु॑णा चका॒ना | वज्रे॑णा॒न्यः शव॑सा॒ हन्ति॑ वृ॒त्रं सिष॑क्त्य॒न्यो वृ॒जने॑षु॒ विप्रः॑ ||

    tā́ gr̥ṇīhi namasyèbhiḥ śūṣaíḥ sumnébhir índrāváruṇā cakānā́ vájreṇānyáḥ śávasā hánti vr̥tráṁ síṣakty anyó vr̥jáneṣu vípraḥ

    Praise those two, who are worthy of reverence, with hymns and favors, Indra and Varuṇa, who are pleasing. One with his thunderbolt and power slays Vṛtra; the other, the wise one, adheres in the midst of difficulties.

    Stanza 6.68.4

    ग्नाश्च॒ यन्नर॑श्च वावृ॒धन्त॒ विश्वे॑ दे॒वासो॑ न॒रां स्वगू॑र्ताः | प्रैभ्य॑ इन्द्रावरुणा महि॒त्वा द्यौश्च॑ पृथिवि भूतमु॒र्वी ||

    gnā́ś ca yán náraś ca vāvr̥dhánta víśve devā́so narā́ṁ svágūrtāḥ praíbhya indrāvaruṇā mahitvā́ dyaúś ca pr̥thivi bhūtam urvī́

    Though the goddesses and the men have grown, and all the gods among the heroes are self-declared, you two, Indra and Varuṇa, through your greatness, have surpassed them. May Heaven and Earth, the vast ones, come to us through your might.

    Stanza 6.68.5

    स इत्सु॒दानुः॒ स्ववाँ॑ ऋ॒तावेन्द्रा॒ यो वां॑ वरुण॒ दाश॑ति॒ त्मन् | इ॒षा स द्वि॒षस्त॑रे॒द्दास्वा॒न्वंस॑द्र॒यिं र॑यि॒वत॑श्च॒ जना॑न् ||

    sá ít sudā́nuḥ svávām̐ r̥tā́véndrā yó vāṁ varuṇa dā́śati tmán iṣā́ sá dviṣás tared dā́svān váṁsad rayíṁ rayivátaś ca jánān

    Indeed, he who is righteous, generous, and strong, O Indra and Varuṇa, offers to you with devotion. He shall overcome the enemies with sustenance, and win wealth and people who possess wealth.

    Stanza 6.68.6

    यं यु॒वं दा॒श्व॑ध्वराय देवा र॒यिं ध॒त्थो वसु॑मन्तं पुरु॒क्षुम् | अ॒स्मे स इ॑न्द्रावरुणा॒वपि॑ ष्या॒त्प्र यो भ॒नक्ति॑ व॒नुषा॒मश॑स्तीः ||

    yáṁ yuváṁ dāśvàdhvarāya devā rayíṁ dhatthó vásumantam purukṣúm asmé sá indrāvaruṇāv ápi ṣyāt prá yó bhanákti vanúṣām áśastīḥ

    May that wealth, O Gods, which you two bestow upon the offerer for the sacrifice, which is rich in treasure and sustenance, come to us, O Indra and Varuṇa. May it allow us to cross over dangers like a boat crosses waters.

    Stanza 6.68.7

    उ॒त नः॑ सुत्रा॒त्रो दे॒वगो॑पाः सू॒रिभ्य॑ इन्द्रावरुणा र॒यिः ष्या॑त् | येषां॒ शुष्मः॒ पृत॑नासु सा॒ह्वान्प्र स॒द्यो द्यु॒म्ना ति॒रते॒ ततु॑रिः ||

    utá naḥ sutrātró devágopāḥ sūríbhya indrāvaruṇā rayíḥ ṣyāt yéṣāṁ śúṣmaḥ pŕ̥tanāsu sāhvā́n prá sadyó dyumnā́ tiráte táturiḥ

    May wealth come to us, O Indra and Varuṇa, for our leaders who are well-protected by gods. May their strength in battles be victorious, and their glorious fame spread quickly.

    Stanza 6.68.8

    नू न॑ इन्द्रावरुणा गृणा॒ना पृ॒ङ्क्तं र॒यिं सौ॑श्रव॒साय॑ देवा | इ॒त्था गृ॒णन्तो॑ म॒हिन॑स्य॒ शर्धो॒ऽपो न ना॒वा दु॑रि॒ता त॑रेम ||

    nū́ na indrāvaruṇā gr̥ṇānā́ pr̥ṅktáṁ rayíṁ sauśravasā́ya devā itthā́ gr̥ṇánto mahínasya śárdho 'pó ná nāvā́ duritā́ tarema

    Now, O Indra and Varuṇa, O Gods, while praising, unite the wealth with our heroic renown. Thus, praising, may we cross over adversities with strength, as with a boat across the waters.

    Stanza 6.68.9

    प्र स॒म्राजे॑ बृह॒ते मन्म॒ नु प्रि॒यमर्च॑ दे॒वाय॒ वरु॑णाय स॒प्रथः॑ | अ॒यं य उ॒र्वी म॑हि॒ना महि॑व्रतः॒ क्रत्वा॑ वि॒भात्य॒जरो॒ न शो॒चिषा॑ ||

    prá samrā́je br̥haté mánma nú priyám árca devā́ya váruṇāya sapráthaḥ ayáṁ yá urvī́ mahinā́ máhivrataḥ krátvā vibhā́ty ajáro ná śocíṣā

    Now I sing a beloved hymn to the great king, the divine Varuṇa, who is greatly expanding. This one, who with his might, constant in vows, shines with radiance, is eternal and unaging.

    Stanza 6.68.10

    इन्द्रा॑वरुणा सुतपावि॒मं सु॒तं सोमं॑ पिबतं॒ मद्यं॑ धृतव्रता | यु॒वो रथो॑ अध्व॒रं दे॒ववी॑तये॒ प्रति॒ स्वस॑र॒मुप॑ याति पी॒तये॑ ||

    índrāvaruṇā sutapāv imáṁ sutáṁ sómam pibatam mádyaṁ dhr̥tavratā yuvó rátho adhvaráṁ devávītaye práti svásaram úpa yāti pītáye

    O Indra and Varuṇa, who maintain the order, drink this pressed, intoxicating Soma. Your chariot, O Gods, comes to the sacrifice for divine enjoyment; may it come to the ritual for drinking.

    Stanza 6.68.11

    इन्द्रा॑वरुणा॒ मधु॑मत्तमस्य॒ वृष्णः॒ सोम॑स्य वृष॒णा वृ॑षेथाम् | इ॒दं वा॒मन्धः॒ परि॑षिक्तम॒स्मे आ॒सद्या॒स्मिन्ब॒र्हिषि॑ मादयेथाम् ||

    índrāvaruṇā mádhumattamasya vŕ̥ṣṇaḥ sómasya vr̥ṣaṇā́ vr̥ṣethām idáṁ vām ándhaḥ páriṣiktam asmé āsádyāsmín barhíṣi mādayethām

    O Indra and Varuṇa, heroes, drink the sweetest, most exhilarating Soma of the powerful one. This is your drink, poured out for us. Be seated on this grass and rejoice.

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