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    Stanza 8.20.1

    आ ग॑न्ता॒ मा रि॑षण्यत॒ प्रस्था॑वानो॒ माप॑ स्थाता समन्यवः | स्थि॒रा चि॑न्नमयिष्णवः ||

    ā́ gantā mā́ riṣaṇyata prásthāvāno mā́pa sthātā samanyavaḥ sthirā́ cin namayiṣṇavaḥ

    Come hither, do not fail as you advance! O united friends, do not stay away, you who can bend even what is firm.

    Stanza 8.20.2

    वी॒ळु॒प॒विभि॑र्मरुत ऋभुक्षण॒ आ रु॑द्रासः सुदी॒तिभिः॑ | इ॒षा नो॑ अ॒द्या ग॑ता पुरुस्पृहो य॒ज्ञमा सो॑भरी॒यवः॑ ||

    vīḷupavíbhir maruta r̥bhukṣaṇa ā́ rudrāsaḥ sudītíbhiḥ iṣā́ no adyā́ gatā puruspr̥ho yajñám ā́ sobharīyávaḥ

    O Maruts, Ribhukshans, Rudras, come with your mighty, shining chariots! Come to us today with food, you who are greatly desired, come to the sacrifice, you who are friends to the Sobharis.

    Stanza 8.20.3

    वि॒द्मा हि रु॒द्रिया॑णां॒ शुष्म॑मु॒ग्रं म॒रुतां॒ शिमी॑वताम् | विष्णो॑रे॒षस्य॑ मी॒ळ्हुषा॑म् ||

    vidmā́ hí rudríyāṇāṁ śúṣmam ugrám marútāṁ śímīvatām víṣṇor eṣásya mīḷhúṣām

    For we indeed know the fierce strength of the sons of Rudra, of the vigorous Maruts, the liberal ones associated with Vishnu.

    Stanza 8.20.4

    वि द्वी॒पानि॒ पाप॑त॒न्तिष्ठ॑द्दु॒च्छुनो॒भे यु॑जन्त॒ रोद॑सी | प्र धन्वा॑न्यैरत शुभ्रखादयो॒ यदेज॑थ स्वभानवः ||

    ví dvīpā́ni pā́patan tíṣṭhad duchúnobhé yujanta ródasī prá dhánvāny airata śubhrakhādayo yád éjatha svabhānavaḥ

    The islands scattered, the evil ceased, heaven and earth were joined. You who wear bright rings, you expanded the regions, when you, shining with your own splendor, moved.

    Stanza 8.20.5

    अच्यु॑ता चिद्वो॒ अज्म॒न्ना नान॑दति॒ पर्व॑तासो॒ वन॒स्पतिः॑ | भूमि॒र्यामे॑षु रेजते ||

    ácyutā cid vo ájmann ā́ nā́nadati párvatāso vánaspátiḥ bhū́mir yā́meṣu rejate

    Even the immovable things resound at your movement, the mountains, the lord of the forest—the earth trembles in your paths.

    Stanza 8.20.6

    अमा॑य वो मरुतो॒ यात॑वे॒ द्यौर्जिही॑त॒ उत्त॑रा बृ॒हत् | यत्रा॒ नरो॒ देदि॑शते त॒नूष्वा त्वक्षां॑सि बा॒ह्वो॑जसः ||

    ámāya vo maruto yā́tave dyaúr jíhīta úttarā br̥hát yátrā náro dédiśate tanū́ṣv ā́ tvákṣāṁsi bāhvòjasaḥ

    The upper sky makes way for your passage, O Maruts, when these strong-armed heroes display their energies in their own bodies.

    Stanza 8.20.7

    स्व॒धामनु॒ श्रियं॒ नरो॒ महि॑ त्वे॒षा अम॑वन्तो॒ वृष॑प्सवः | वह॑न्ते॒ अह्रु॑तप्सवः ||

    svadhā́m ánu śríyaṁ náro máhi tveṣā́ ámavanto vŕ̥ṣapsavaḥ váhante áhrutapsavaḥ

    According to their own nature, these men, extremely radiant, impetuous, with strong powers, carry great splendor in their forms.

    Stanza 8.20.8

    गोभि॑र्वा॒णो अ॑ज्यते॒ सोभ॑रीणां॒ रथे॒ कोशे॑ हिर॒ण्यये॑ | गोब॑न्धवः सुजा॒तास॑ इ॒षे भु॒जे म॒हान्तो॑ नः॒ स्पर॑से॒ नु ||

    góbhir vāṇó ajyate sóbharīṇāṁ ráthe kóśe hiraṇyáye góbandhavaḥ sujātā́sa iṣé bhujé mahā́nto na spárase nú

    The arrow of the Sobharis is anointed with milk in the golden chest on the chariot. May the well-born, great ones, kindred of the cow, grant us nourishment and enjoyment, and protection.

    Stanza 8.20.9

    प्रति॑ वो वृषदञ्जयो॒ वृष्णे॒ शर्धा॑य॒ मारु॑ताय भरध्वम् | ह॒व्या वृष॑प्रयाव्णे ||

    práti vo vr̥ṣadañjayo vŕ̥ṣṇe śárdhāya mā́rutāya bharadhvam havyā́ vŕ̥ṣaprayāvṇe

    Bring forward your offerings to the strong host of the Maruts, to the powerful and strongly advancing ones.

    Stanza 8.20.10

    वृ॒ष॒ण॒श्वेन॑ मरुतो॒ वृष॑प्सुना॒ रथे॑न॒ वृष॑नाभिना | आ श्ये॒नासो॒ न प॒क्षिणो॒ वृथा॑ नरो ह॒व्या नो॑ वी॒तये॑ गत ||

    vr̥ṣaṇaśvéna maruto vŕ̥ṣapsunā ráthena vŕ̥ṣanābhinā ā́ śyenā́so ná pakṣíṇo vŕ̥thā naro havyā́ no vītáye gata

    O Maruts, O heroes, come quickly like winged hawks, on your chariot with strong horses, of strong form, with strong naves, to enjoy our offerings.

    Stanza 8.20.11

    स॒मा॒नम॒ञ्ज्ये॑षां॒ वि भ्रा॑जन्ते रु॒क्मासो॒ अधि॑ बा॒हुषु॑ | दवि॑द्युतत्यृ॒ष्टयः॑ ||

    samānám añjy èṣāṁ ví bhrājante rukmā́so ádhi bāhúṣu dávidyutaty r̥ṣṭáyaḥ

    Their adornment is the same; their golden ornaments shine brightly on their arms; their weapons glitter splendidly.

    Stanza 8.20.12

    त उ॒ग्रासो॒ वृष॑ण उ॒ग्रबा॑हवो॒ नकि॑ष्ट॒नूषु॑ येतिरे | स्थि॒रा धन्वा॒न्यायु॑धा॒ रथे॑षु॒ वोऽनी॑के॒ष्वधि॒ श्रियः॑ ||

    tá ugrā́so vŕ̥ṣaṇa ugrábāhavo nákiṣ ṭanū́ṣu yetire sthirā́ dhánvāny ā́yudhā rátheṣu vó 'nīkeṣv ádhi śríyaḥ

    These strong, vigorous, strong-armed ones do not strive among themselves; firm are the bows, the weapons on your chariot, and splendors are upon your faces/forms.

    Stanza 8.20.13

    येषा॒मर्णो॒ न स॒प्रथो॒ नाम॑ त्वे॒षं शश्व॑ता॒मेक॒मिद्भु॒जे | वयो॒ न पित्र्यं॒ सहः॑ ||

    yéṣām árṇo ná saprátho nā́ma tveṣáṁ śáśvatām ékam íd bhujé váyo ná pítryaṁ sáhaḥ

    Their terrible name, wide-spreading like the ocean, is the one thing of all that is beneficial; their strength is like the vigor of their father.

    Stanza 8.20.14

    तान्व॑न्दस्व म॒रुत॒स्ताँ उप॑ स्तुहि॒ तेषां॒ हि धुनी॑नाम् | अ॒राणां॒ न च॑र॒मस्तदे॑षां दा॒ना म॒ह्ना तदे॑षाम् ||

    tā́n vandasva marútas tā́m̐ úpa stuhi téṣāṁ hí dhúnīnām arā́ṇāṁ ná caramás tád eṣāṁ dānā́ mahnā́ tád eṣām

    Worship these Maruts, and praise them! Of these roaring ones, like moving wheel-spokes, no one is the last; this is theirs by gift, by greatness it is theirs.

    Stanza 8.20.15

    सु॒भगः॒ स व॑ ऊ॒तिष्वास॒ पूर्वा॑सु मरुतो॒ व्यु॑ष्टिषु | यो वा॑ नू॒नमु॒तास॑ति ||

    subhágaḥ sá va ūtíṣv ā́sa pū́rvāsu maruto vyùṣṭiṣu yó vā nūnám utā́sati

    Happy is he who was under your protection, O Maruts, in former dawns, or who is so even now.

    Stanza 8.20.16

    यस्य॑ वा यू॒यं प्रति॑ वा॒जिनो॑ नर॒ आ ह॒व्या वी॒तये॑ ग॒थ | अ॒भि ष द्यु॒म्नैरु॒त वाज॑सातिभिः सु॒म्ना वो॑ धूतयो नशत् ||

    yásya vā yūyám práti vājíno nara ā́ havyā́ vītáye gathá abhí ṣá dyumnaír utá vā́jasātibhiḥ sumnā́ vo dhūtayo naśat

    Or he, O men, whose libations you went to enjoy; that mighty one, O shakers, will obtain your favours with brilliant riches and booty.

    Stanza 8.20.17

    यथा॑ रु॒द्रस्य॑ सू॒नवो॑ दि॒वो वश॒न्त्यसु॑रस्य वे॒धसः॑ | युवा॑न॒स्तथेद॑सत् ||

    yáthā rudrásya sūnávo divó váśanty ásurasya vedhásaḥ yúvānas táthéd asat

    As the sons of Rudra, the attendants of the divine creator Dyaus, wish for things, so shall it be for you, O youths.

    Stanza 8.20.18

    ये चार्ह॑न्ति म॒रुतः॑ सु॒दान॑वः॒ स्मन्मी॒ळ्हुष॒श्चर॑न्ति॒ ये | अत॑श्चि॒दा न॒ उप॒ वस्य॑सा हृ॒दा युवा॑न॒ आ व॑वृध्वम् ||

    yé cā́rhanti marútaḥ sudā́navaḥ smán mīḷhúṣaś cáranti yé átaś cid ā́ na úpa vásyasā hr̥dā́ yúvāna ā́ vavr̥dhvam

    Whatever liberal givers worship the Maruts, and move about together as generous benefactors, even from them turn towards us with a kinder heart, you youths.

    Stanza 8.20.19

    यून॑ ऊ॒ षु नवि॑ष्ठया॒ वृष्णः॑ पाव॒काँ अ॒भि सो॑भरे गि॒रा | गाय॒ गा इ॑व॒ चर्कृ॑षत् ||

    yū́na ū ṣú náviṣṭhayā vŕ̥ṣṇaḥ pāvakā́m̐ abhí sobhare girā́ gā́ya gā́ iva cárkr̥ṣat

    O Sobhari, call with your newest song the young, strong, and pure Maruts, as the plougher calls the cows.

    Stanza 8.20.20

    सा॒हा ये सन्ति॑ मुष्टि॒हेव॒ हव्यो॒ विश्वा॑सु पृ॒त्सु होतृ॑षु | वृष्ण॑श्च॒न्द्रान्न सु॒श्रव॑स्तमान्गि॒रा वन्द॑स्व म॒रुतो॒ अह॑ ||

    sāhā́ yé sánti muṣṭihéva hávyo víśvāsu pr̥tsú hótr̥ṣu vŕ̥ṣṇaś candrā́n ná suśrávastamān girā́ vándasva marúto áha

    Worship the Maruts with a song, they who are strong like a boxer, called in to assist in all fights; the most glorious, like bright-shining bulls.

    Stanza 8.20.21

    गाव॑श्चिद्घा समन्यवः सजा॒त्ये॑न मरुतः॒ सब॑न्धवः | रि॒ह॒ते क॒कुभो॑ मि॒थः ||

    gā́vaś cid ghā samanyavaḥ sajātyèna marutaḥ sábandhavaḥ rihaté kakúbho mitháḥ

    Yes, O united friends, kindred, O Maruts, by a common birth, the oxen lick one another's humps.

    Stanza 8.20.22

    मर्त॑श्चिद्वो नृतवो रुक्मवक्षस॒ उप॑ भ्रातृ॒त्वमाय॑ति | अधि॑ नो गात मरुतः॒ सदा॒ हि व॑ आपि॒त्वमस्ति॒ निध्रु॑वि ||

    mártaś cid vo nr̥tavo rukmavakṣasa úpa bhrātr̥tvám ā́yati ádhi no gāta marutaḥ sádā hí va āpitvám ásti nídhruvi

    O dancers with golden ornaments on your chests, even a mortal comes to ask for your brotherhood; pay attention to us, O Maruts, for your friendship lasts forever.

    Stanza 8.20.23

    मरु॑तो॒ मारु॑तस्य न॒ आ भे॑ष॒जस्य॑ वहता सुदानवः | यू॒यं स॑खायः सप्तयः ||

    máruto mā́rutasya na ā́ bheṣajásya vahatā sudānavaḥ yūyáṁ sakhāyaḥ saptayaḥ

    O generous Maruts, O friends, O steeds, bring us some of your Marut-medicine.

    Stanza 8.20.24

    याभिः॒ सिन्धु॒मव॑थ॒ याभि॒स्तूर्व॑थ॒ याभि॑र्दश॒स्यथा॒ क्रिवि॑म् | मयो॑ नो भूतो॒तिभि॑र्मयोभुवः शि॒वाभि॑रसचद्विषः ||

    yā́bhiḥ síndhum ávatha yā́bhis tū́rvatha yā́bhir daśasyáthā krívim máyo no bhūtotíbhir mayobhuvaḥ śivā́bhir asacadviṣaḥ

    With the favors whereby you protect the Sindhu, whereby you save, whereby you help Krivi, with those auspicious favors be our delight, O delightful ones, you who never hate your followers.

    Stanza 8.20.25

    यत्सिन्धौ॒ यदसि॑क्न्यां॒ यत्स॑मु॒द्रेषु॑ मरुतः सुबर्हिषः | यत्पर्व॑तेषु भेष॒जम् ||

    yát síndhau yád ásiknyāṁ yát samudréṣu marutaḥ subarhiṣaḥ yát párvateṣu bheṣajám

    O Maruts, for whom we have prepared good altars, whatever medicine there is on the Sindhu, on the Asikni, in the seas, on the mountains.

    Stanza 8.20.26

    विश्वं॒ पश्य॑न्तो बिभृथा त॒नूष्वा तेना॑ नो॒ अधि॑ वोचत | क्ष॒मा रपो॑ मरुत॒ आतु॑रस्य न॒ इष्क॑र्ता॒ विह्रु॑तं॒ पुनः॑ ||

    víśvam páśyanto bibhr̥thā tanū́ṣv ā́ ténā no ádhi vocata kṣamā́ rápo maruta ā́turasya na íṣkartā víhrutam púnaḥ

    Carrying everything you see on your bodies, bless us with it! Cast down to the earth, O Maruts, what harms our sick one—straighten what is crooked!

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