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    Stanza 9.91.1

    अस॑र्जि॒ वक्वा॒ रथ्ये॒ यथा॒जौ धि॒या म॒नोता॑ प्रथ॒मो म॑नी॒षी | दश॒ स्वसा॑रो॒ अधि॒ सानो॒ अव्येऽज॑न्ति॒ वह्निं॒ सद॑ना॒न्यच्छ॑ ||

    ásarji vákvā ráthye yáthājaú dhiyā́ manótā prathamó manīṣī́ dáśa svásāro ádhi sā́no ávyé 'janti váhniṁ sádanāny ácha

    Like a chariot beginning a race, the skillful speaker, the chief, the sage, the inventor, has been set in motion by thought. The ten sisters drive the chariot towards its destinations, upon the highest peak.

    Stanza 9.91.2

    वी॒ती जन॑स्य दि॒व्यस्य॑ क॒व्यैरधि॑ सुवा॒नो न॑हु॒ष्ये॑भि॒रिन्दुः॑ | प्र यो नृभि॑र॒मृतो॒ मर्त्ये॑भिर्मर्मृजा॒नोऽवि॑भि॒र्गोभि॑र॒द्भिः ||

    vītī́ jánasya divyásya kavyaír ádhi suvānó nahuṣyèbhir índuḥ prá yó nŕ̥bhir amŕ̥to mártyebhir marmr̥jānó 'vibhir góbhir adbhíḥ

    The Soma juice, pressed by the wise Nahushyas, becomes an offering for the heavenly beings. Indu, immortal and radiant, is prepared by mortal hands, and is purified by sheep, cows, and waters.

    Stanza 9.91.3

    वृषा॒ वृष्णे॒ रोरु॑वदं॒शुर॑स्मै॒ पव॑मानो॒ रुश॑दीर्ते॒ पयो॒ गोः | स॒हस्र॒मृक्वा॑ प॒थिभि॑र्वचो॒विद॑ध्व॒स्मभिः॒ सूरो॒ अण्वं॒ वि या॑ति ||

    vŕ̥ṣā vŕ̥ṣṇe róruvad aṁśúr asmai pávamāno rúśad īrte páyo góḥ sahásram ŕ̥kvā pathíbhir vacovíd adhvasmábhiḥ sū́ro áṇvaṁ ví yāti

    The potent one roars for the potent one; this purifying juice rushes towards the white milk of the cow. The hymn-singer, like the sun moving on its paths, pervades the subtle essence.

    Stanza 9.91.4

    रु॒जा दृ॒ळ्हा चि॑द्र॒क्षसः॒ सदां॑सि पुना॒न इ॑न्द ऊर्णुहि॒ वि वाजा॑न् | वृ॒श्चोपरि॑ष्टात्तुज॒ता व॒धेन॒ ये अन्ति॑ दू॒रादु॑पना॒यमे॑षाम् ||

    rujā́ dr̥ḷhā́ cid rakṣásaḥ sádāṁsi punāná inda ūrṇuhi ví vā́jān vr̥ścópáriṣṭāt tujatā́ vadhéna yé ánti dūrā́d upanāyám eṣām

    Break down, O Indu, even the strong seats of the demons. While purifying yourself, clothe yourself in strength. Rend them with your swift bolt from above, those who are near and those who are distant.

    Stanza 9.91.5

    स प्र॑त्न॒वन्नव्य॑से विश्ववार सू॒क्ताय॑ प॒थः कृ॑णुहि॒ प्राचः॑ | ये दुः॒षहा॑सो व॒नुषा॑ बृ॒हन्त॒स्ताँस्ते॑ अश्याम पुरुकृत्पुरुक्षो ||

    sá pratnaván návyase viśvavāra sūktā́ya patháḥ kr̥ṇuhi prā́caḥ yé duḥṣáhāso vanúṣā br̥hántas tā́ṁs te aśyāma purukr̥t purukṣo

    O you who give all bounties, prepare the forward paths for the new hymn, like the ancient ones. May we obtain from you, the doer of much, the food-bestower, those paths which are difficult to conquer and are high.

    Stanza 9.91.6

    ए॒वा पु॑ना॒नो अ॒पः स्व१॒॑र्गा अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ तो॒का तन॑यानि॒ भूरि॑ | शं नः॒ क्षेत्र॑मु॒रु ज्योतीं॑षि सोम॒ ज्योङ्नः॒ सूर्यं॑ दृ॒शये॑ रिरीहि ||

    evā́ punānó apáḥ svàr gā́ asmábhyaṁ tokā́ tánayāni bhū́ri śáṁ naḥ kṣétram urú jyótīṁṣi soma jyóṅ naḥ sū́ryaṁ dr̥śáye rirīhi

    Thus purifying yourself, O Soma, grant us waters, heaven's light, and cows, offspring, and many children. Grant us health, wide land, and lights. Grant us long to see the sun.

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