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    Stanza 7.8.1

    इ॒न्धे राजा॒ सम॒र्यो नमो॑भि॒र्यस्य॒ प्रती॑क॒माहु॑तं घृ॒तेन॑ | नरो॑ ह॒व्येभि॑रीळते स॒बाध॒ आग्निरग्र॑ उ॒षसा॑मशोचि ||

    indhé rā́jā sám aryó námobhir yásya prátīkam ā́hutaṁ ghr̥téna náro havyébhir īḷate sabā́dha ā́gnír ágra uṣásām aśoci

    The king, Agni, is kindled by homage and offerings; his face, smeared with ghee, is adored by men with oblations. Agni has shone forth at the very beginning of the dawns.

    Stanza 7.8.2

    अ॒यमु॒ ष्य सुम॑हाँ अवेदि॒ होता॑ म॒न्द्रो मनु॑षो य॒ह्वो अ॒ग्निः | वि भा अ॑कः ससृजा॒नः पृ॑थि॒व्यां कृ॒ष्णप॑वि॒रोष॑धीभिर्ववक्षे ||

    ayám u ṣyá súmahām̐ avedi hótā mandró mánuṣo yahvó agníḥ ví bhā́ akaḥ sasr̥jānáḥ pr̥thivyā́ṁ kr̥ṣṇápavir óṣadhībhir vavakṣe

    Indeed, he is known as the very great Agni, the joyous priest of men, the youthful one. Spreading himself over the earth, he created light and grew with the plants, appearing with a dark hue.

    Stanza 7.8.3

    कया॑ नो अग्ने॒ वि व॑सः सुवृ॒क्तिं कामु॑ स्व॒धामृ॑णवः श॒स्यमा॑नः | क॒दा भ॑वेम॒ पत॑यः सुदत्र रा॒यो व॒न्तारो॑ दु॒ष्टर॑स्य सा॒धोः ||

    káyā no agne ví vasaḥ suvr̥ktíṁ kā́m u svadhā́m r̥ṇavaḥ śasyámānaḥ kadā́ bhavema pátayaḥ sudatra rāyó vantā́ro duṣṭárasya sādhóḥ

    O Agni, by what means do you embellish our hymn? What power do you wield when praised? When, O giver of gifts, may we become lords of wealth, and conquerors of difficult prosperity?

    Stanza 7.8.4

    प्रप्रा॒यम॒ग्निर्भ॑र॒तस्य॑ शृण्वे॒ वि यत्सूर्यो॒ न रोच॑ते बृ॒हद्भाः | अ॒भि यः पू॒रुं पृत॑नासु त॒स्थौ द्यु॑ता॒नो दैव्यो॒ अति॑थिः शुशोच ||

    prá-prāyám agnír bharatásya śr̥ṇve ví yát sū́ryo ná rócate br̥hád bhā́ḥ abhí yáḥ pūrúm pŕ̥tanāsu tasthaú dyutānó daívyo átithiḥ śuśoca

    This Agni, belonging to the Bharatas, is widely heard. He shines forth with great brilliance, like the sun. He who stood firm against Pūru in battles, the divine guest, has blazed forth.

    Stanza 7.8.5

    अस॒न्नित्त्वे आ॒हव॑नानि॒ भूरि॒ भुवो॒ विश्वे॑भिः सु॒मना॒ अनी॑कैः | स्तु॒तश्चि॑दग्ने शृण्विषे गृणा॒नः स्व॒यं व॑र्धस्व त॒न्वं॑ सुजात ||

    ásann ít tvé āhávanāni bhū́ri bhúvo víśvebhiḥ sumánā ánīkaiḥ stutáś cid agne śr̥ṇviṣe gr̥ṇānáḥ svayáṁ vardhasva tanvàṁ sujāta

    Indeed, abundant oblations are within you, O Agni. You become favorable with all your aspects. You are heard even when praised; O nobly-born, may you yourself grow in strength.

    Stanza 7.8.6

    इ॒दं वचः॑ शत॒साः संस॑हस्र॒मुद॒ग्नये॑ जनिषीष्ट द्वि॒बर्हाः॑ | शं यत्स्तो॒तृभ्य॑ आ॒पये॒ भवा॑ति द्यु॒मद॑मीव॒चात॑नं रक्षो॒हा ||

    idáṁ vácaḥ śatasā́ḥ sáṁsahasram úd agnáye janiṣīṣṭa dvibárhāḥ śáṁ yát stotŕ̥bhya āpáye bhávāti dyumád amīvacā́tanaṁ rakṣohā́

    May this speech of ours, bringing hundreds and thousands, be born for Agni, the one of double strength. May it, when joyful, bring protection to the singers and the wealthy. May it always preserve us with blessings.

    Stanza 7.8.7

    नू त्वाम॑ग्न ईमहे॒ वसि॑ष्ठा ईशा॒नं सू॑नो सहसो॒ वसू॑नाम् | इषं॑ स्तो॒तृभ्यो॑ म॒घव॑द्भ्य आनड्यू॒यं पा॑त स्व॒स्तिभिः॒ सदा॑ नः ||

    nū́ tvā́m agna īmahe vásiṣṭhā īśānáṁ sūno sahaso vásūnām íṣaṁ stotŕ̥bhyo maghávadbhya ānaḍ yūyám pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ

    Now, O Agni, son of strength, lord of riches, we Vasishthas implore you, the ruler. You have brought food to the singers and the wealthy. May you preserve us always with blessings.

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