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हविष्कृणुध्वमा गमदध्वर्युर्वनते पुनः । विद्वाँ अस्य प्रशासनम् ॥

haviṣkṛṇudhvamā gamadadhvaryurvanate punaḥ | vidvā~ asya praśāsanam ||

()Priests), present the oblation, for (Agni) has come; the Adhvaryu again offers (the sacrifice),well-skilled in its offering.

नि तिग्ममभ्यंशुं सीदद्धोता मनावधि । जुषाणो अस्य सख्यम् ॥

ni tigmamabhyaṃśuṃ sīdaddhotā manāvadhi | juṣāṇo asya sakhyam ||

The Hotā sits down by (Agni's) hot flame, rejoicing in his friendship towards the offerer.

अन्तरिच्छन्ति तं जने रुद्रं परो मनीषया । गृभ्णन्ति जिह्वया ससम् ॥

antaricchanti taṃ jane rudraṃ paro manīṣayā | gṛbhṇanti jihvayā sasam ||

For the sake of the offerer, they seek by their skill to plural ce Rudra in the fore-front; they seize, as hesleeps, with their tongues.

जाम्यतीतपे धनुर्वयोधा अरुहद्वनम् । दृषदं जिह्वयावधीत् ॥

jāmyatītape dhanurvayodhā aruhadvanam | dṛṣadaṃ jihvayāvadhīt ||

(Agni), the giver of food, scorches the vast bow (Of the sky); he mounts the water; he smites the cloudwith his tongue.

चरन्वत्सो रुशन्निह निदातारं न विन्दते । वेति स्तोतव अम्ब्यम् ॥

caranvatso ruśanniha nidātāraṃ na vindate | veti stotava ambyam ||

Roaming like a calf and bright-shining, he finds here no hinderer; he seeks a chanter to praise hiṃ

उतो न्वस्य यन्महदश्वावद्योजनं बृहद् । दामा रथस्य ददृशे ॥

uto nvasya yanmahadaśvāvadyojanaṃ bṛhad | dāmā rathasya dadṛśe ||

As soon as the great stout harness of his horses is seen (in the sky), the traces of his chariot.

दुहन्ति सप्तैकामुप द्वा पञ्च सृजतः । तीर्थे सिन्धोरधि स्वरे ॥

duhanti saptaikāmupa dvā pañca sṛjataḥ | tīrthe sindhoradhi svare ||

Seven milk one (cow), the two direct the five, on the resounding shore of the river.

आ दशभिर्विवस्वत इन्द्रः कोशमचुच्यवीत् । खेदया त्रिवृता दिवः ॥

ā daśabhirvivasvata indraḥ kośamacucyavīt | khedayā trivṛtā divaḥ ||

Invoked by the ten (fingers) of the worshipper, Indra has caused the cloud to fall from heaven by histhree-fold ray.

परि त्रिधातुरध्वरं जूर्णिरेति नवीयसी । मध्वा होतारो अञ्जते ॥

pari tridhāturadhvaraṃ jūrṇireti navīyasī | madhvā hotāro añjate ||

The three-hued fresh impetuous (blaze) goes swiftly round the sacrifice, the priests anoint it with butteṛ

सिञ्चन्ति नमसावतमुच्चाचक्रं परिज्मानम् । नीचीनबारमक्षितम् ॥

siñcanti namasāvatamuccācakraṃ parijmānam | nīcīnabāramakṣitam ||

They pour out with reverence the inexhaustible cauldron, as it goes round circular above and with anopening below:

अभ्यारमिदद्रयो निषिक्तं पुष्करे मधु । अवतस्य विसर्जने ॥

abhyāramidadrayo niṣiktaṃ puṣkare madhu | avatasya visarjane ||

The reverent priests drawing near pour the superfluous butter into the large (spoon), where hey set thecauldron down.

गाव उपावतावतं मही यज्ञस्य रप्सुदा । उभा कर्णा हिरण्यया ॥

gāva upāvatāvataṃ mahī yajñasya rapsudā | ubhā karṇā hiraṇyayā ||

Draw near, you cows, to the cauldron; (the two kinds of milk) in the sacrifice are plural ntiful and fruitgiving; both ears (of the vessel) are golden.

आ सुते सिञ्चत श्रियं रोदस्योरभिश्रियम् । रसा दधीत वृषभम् ॥

ā sute siñcata śriyaṃ rodasyorabhiśriyam | rasā dadhīta vṛṣabham ||

Drop into the milked (stream) the admixture, which reaches, (as it boils), heaven and earth; set the bullin the liquor.

ते जानत स्वमोक्यं सं वत्सासो न मातृभिः । मिथो नसन्त जामिभिः ॥

te jānata svamokyaṃ saṃ vatsāso na mātṛbhiḥ | mitho nasanta jāmibhiḥ ||

They know their own abode; as calves with their mothers, so they severally assemble with their kiṇ

उप स्रक्वेषु बप्सतः कृण्वते धरुणं दिवि । इन्द्रे अग्ना नमः स्वः ॥

upa srakveṣu bapsataḥ kṛṇvate dharuṇaṃ divi | indre agnā namaḥ svaḥ ||

(The priests) minister in the sky the supporting (milk) to (Agni) who devours with his jaws; they ministerall the food to Indra and Agni.

अधुक्षत्पिप्युषीमिषमूर्जं सप्तपदीमरिः । सूर्यस्य सप्त रश्मिभिः ॥

adhukṣatpipyuṣīmiṣamūrjaṃ saptapadīmariḥ | sūryasya sapta raśmibhiḥ ||

The wind by means of the sun's seven rays milks the nourishing food and drink from the seven-steppedone.

सोमस्य मित्रावरुणोदिता सूर आ ददे । तदातुरस्य भेषजम् ॥

somasya mitrāvaruṇoditā sūra ā dade | tadāturasya bheṣajam ||

Mitra and Varuṇa, I take the Soma when the sun is risen; it is medicine to the sick.

उतो न्वस्य यत्पदं हर्यतस्य निधान्यम् । परि द्यां जिह्वयातनत् ॥

uto nvasya yatpadaṃ haryatasya nidhānyam | pari dyāṃ jihvayātanat ||

Agni-- standing in the plural ce which I, the eager offerer, choose as the spot for presenting the oblations--fills the sky on every side with his blaze.

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