Bibliotheca Polyglotta

1 FIRST worship those who come at early morning: let the Twain drink before the giftless niggard. The Aśvins claim the sacrifice at daybreak: the sages yielding the first share extol them.

prātár yajadhvam aśvínā hinota ná sāyám asti devayā́ ájuṣṭam |
utā́nyó asmád yajate ví cā́vaḥ pū́rvaḥ-pūrvo yájamāno vánīyān ||

2 Worship at dawn and instigate the Aśvins: nor is the worshipper at eve rejected. Besides ourselves another craves and worships: each first in worship is most highly favoured.

híraṇyatvaṅ mádhuvarṇo ghr̥tásnuḥ pŕ̥kṣo váhann ā́ rátho vartate vām |
mánojavā aśvinā vā́taraṃhā yénātiyāthó duritā́ni víśvā ||

3 Covered with gold, meath-tinted, dropping fatness, your chariot with its freight of food comes hither, Swift as thought, Aśvins, rapid as the tempest, wherewith ye travel over all obstructions.

yó bhū́yiṣṭhaṃ nā́satyābhyāṃ vivéṣa cániṣṭham pitvó rárate vibhāgé |
sá tokám asya pīparac chámībhir ánūrdhvabhāsaḥ sádam ít tuturyāt ||

4 He who hath served most often the Nāsatyas, and gives the sweetest food at distribution, Furthers with his own holy works his offspring, and ever passes those whose flames ascend not.

sám aśvínor ávasā nū́tanena mayobhúvā supráṇītī gamema |
ā́ no rayíṃ vahatam ótá vīrā́n ā́ víśvāni amr̥tā saúbhagāni ||

5 May we obtain the Aśvins' newest favour, and gain their health-bestowing happy guidance. Bring riches hither unto us, and heroes, and all felicity and joy, Immortals!

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