aa va indram puruhuutaM name giraa nemiM taSTeva sudrva\m

vi rodasii atapad ghoSa eSaaM jaate niSThaam adadhur goSu viiraan

nayiSThaa u no neSaNi parSiSThaa u naH parSaNy ati dviSaH

punaanash camuu janayan matiM kaviH somo deveSu raNyati

abaadhethaam amRNataM ni shatruun avindethaam apacitiM vadhatraiH

aatharvaNaayaashvinaa dadhiice .ashvyaM shiraH praty airayatam

uurdhvo naH paahy aMhaso ni ketunaa vishvaM sam atriNaM daha

taM shishiitaa suvRktibhis tveSaM satvaanam Rgmiyam

ukthaa vaa yo abhigRNaati raadhasaa daanur asmaa uparaa pinvate divaH

maa no mahaantam uta maa no arbhakam maa na ukSantam uta maa na ukSitam

adhaa te sakhye andhaso vi vo made raNan gaavo na yavase vivakSase

kSipad ashastim apa durmatiM hann athaa karad yajamaanaaya shaM yoH

shatam maa pura aayasiir arakSann adha shyeno javasaa nir adiiyam

And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

apaam ived uurmayas tarturaaNaaH pra maniiSaa iirate somam acha

kartaa sudaase aha vaa ulokaM daataa vasu muhur aa daashuSe bhuut

na raadhaso-raadhaso nuutanasyendra nakir dadRsha indriyaM te

gotrabhidaM govidaM vajrabaahuM jayantam ajma pramRNantam ojasaa

avasyavo dhiimahi prashastiM sadyas te raayo daavane syaama

ayaM vaajam bharati yaM sanoty asya priyaasaH sakhye syaama

vRSaa shoNo abhikanikradad gaa nadayann eti pRthiviim uta dyaam

saM vaaM shataa naasatyaa sahasraashvaanaam purupanthaa gire daat

praataH sutam apibo haryashva maadhyaMdinaM savanaM kevalaM te

I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.