2 Maruts, Ṛbhukṣans, Rudras come ye with your cars strong-fellied and exceeding bright. Come, ye for whom we long, with food, to sacrifice, come ye with love to Sobbari.
4 Islands are bursting forth and misery is stayed: the heaven and earth are joined in one. Decked with bright rings, ye spread the broad expanses out, when ye, Self. luminous, stirred yourselves.
6 To lend free course, O Maruts, to your furious rush, heaven high and higher still gives way, Where they, the Heroes mighty with their arms, display their gleaming omaments on their forms.
7 After their Godlike nature they, the bull. like Heroes, dazzling and impetuous, wear Great splendour as they show erect.
góbhir vāṇó ajyate sóbharīṇãṃ ráthe kóśe hiraṇyáye | góbandhavaḥ sujātā́sa iṣé bhujé mahā́nto na spárase nú ||
8 The pivot of the Sobharis' chariot within the golden box is balmed with milk. May they the Well-born, Mighty, kindred of the Cow, aid us to food and to delight.
9 Bring, ye who sprinkle balmy drops. oblations to your vigorous Marut company, To those whose leader is the Bull.
vr̥ṣaṇaśvéna maruto vŕ̥ṣapsunā ráthena vŕ̥ṣanābhinā | ā́ śyenā́so ná pakṣíṇo vŕ̥thā naro havyā́ no vītáye gata ||
10 Come hither, O ye Mares, on your stronghorsed car, solid in look, with solid naves. Lightly like winged falcons, O ye Heroes, come, come to enjoy our ofrerings.
11 Their decoration is the same: their omaments of gold are bright upon their arms; Their lances glitter splendidly.
tá ugrā́so vŕ̥ṣaṇa ugrábāhavo nákiṣ ṭanū́ṣu yetire | sthirā́ dhánvāni ā́yudhā rátheṣu vo ánīkeṣu ádhi śríyaḥ ||
12 They toil not to defend their bodies from attack, strong Heroes with their mighty arms. Strong are your bows and strong the weapons in your cars, and glory sits on every face.
yéṣām árṇo ná saprátho nā́ma tveṣáṃ śáśvatām ékam íd bhujé | váyo ná pítriyaṃ sáhaḥ ||
13 Whose name extendeth like a sea, alone, resplendent, so that all have joy in it, And life-power like ancestral might.
14 Pay honour to these Maruts and sing praise to them, for of the wheel-spokes of the car Of these loud roarers none is last: this is their power, this moves them to give mighty gifts.
subhágaḥ sá va ūtíṣu ā́sa pū́rvāsu maruto víuṣṭiṣu | yó vā nūnám utā́sati ||
15 Blest by your favouring help was he, O Maruts, at the earlier flushings of the morn, And even now shall he be blest.
16 The strong man to whose sacrifice, O Heroes, ye approach that ye may taste thereof, With glories and with war that winneth spoil shall gain great bliss, ye Shakers of the world.
18 And these the bounteous, worthy of the Maruts who move onward pouring down the rain-Even for their sake, O Youthful Ones, with kindest heart take us to you to be your own.
20 Who, like a celebrated boxer, overcome the challengers in every fight: They who, like shining bulls, are most illustrious-honour those Maruts with thy song.
21 Allied by common ancestry, ye Maruts, even the Cows, alike in energy, Lick, all by turns, each other's head.
mártaś cid vo nr̥tavo rukmavakṣasa úpa bhrātr̥tvám ā́yati | ádhi no gāta marutaḥ sádā hí va āpitvám ásti nídhruvi ||
22 Even mortal man, ye Dancers breast adorned with gold, attains to brotherhood with you. Mark ye and notice us, O Maruts; evermore your friendship is secured to us.
24 Haters of those who serve you not, bliss-bringers, bring us bliss with those auspicious aids Wherewith ye are victorious and guard Sindhu well, and succour Krvi in his need.
25 Maruts, who rest on fair trimmed grass, what balm soever Sindhu or Asikni hath, Or mountains or the seas contain.
víśvam páśyanto bibhr̥thā tanū́ṣu ā́ ténā no ádhi vocata | kṣamā́ rápo maruta ā́turasya na íṣkartā víhrutam púnaḥ ||
26 Ye carry on your bodies, ye who see it all: so bless us graciously therewith. Cast, Maruts, to the ground our sick man's malady: replace the dislocated limb.
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