tubhyaM suto maghavan tubhyam aabhRtas tvam asya braahmaNaad aa tRpat piba

draapiM vasaano yajato divispRsham antarikSapraa bhuvaneSv arpitaH

yayor asurya\m akSitaM jyeSThaM vishvasya yaamann aacitaa jigatnu

Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel;

yasya devaa gachatho viitho adhvaraM na tam martasya nashate parihvRtiH

ny a\mitreSu vadham indra tumraM vRSan vRSaaNam aruSaM shishiihi

aa tiSThataM suvRtaM yo ratho vaam anu vrataani vartate haviSmaan

The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

samaano adhvaa pravataam anuSyade yas taakRNoH prathamaM saasy ukthya\H

shepo romaNvantau bhedau vaar in maNDuuka ichatiindraayendo pari srava

ubhaa mitraavaruNaa nuunam ashvinaa te no hinvantu saataye dhiye jiSe

patho radantii suvitaaya devii puruSTutaa vishvavaaraa vi bhaati

daivyaa hotaaro vanuSanta puurve .ariSTaaH syaama tanvaaaa\ suviiraaH

Your remembrances are like unto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay.

yaabhiH shucantiM dhanasaaM suSaMsadaM taptaM gharmam omyaavantam atraye

tan no vaato mayobhu vaatu bheSajaM tan maataa pRthivii tat pitaa dyauH

tvam agne manave dyaam avaashayaH puruuravase sukRte sukRttaraH

SaSTiM sahasraa naiguto vasuuni vRkSaM na pakvaM dhuunavad raNaaya

yasyaanaaptaH suuryasyeva yaamo bhare-bhare vRtrahaa shuSmo asti

deveSu yasho martaaya bhuuSan dakSaaya raayaH purubhuuSu navyaH

pra no vaajaan rathyo\ ashvabudhyaan iSe yandhi shravase suunRtaayai

adha svanaad uta bibhyuH patatriNo drapsaa yat te yavasaado vy asthiran

samraajaa ugraa vRSabhaa divas patii pRthivyaa mitraavaruNaa vicarSaNii

vi tiSThadhvam maruto vikSv ai\chata gRbhaayata rakSasaH sam pinaSTana