Meraioth begat Amariah, and Amariah begat Ahitub,

maa naH soma saM viivijo maa vi biibhiSathaa raajan

paraakaattaac cid adrivas tvaaM nakSanta no giraH

asmabhyaM tad ririihi saM nRSaahye .amitraan pRtsu turvaNe

Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

pra ya aadityo anRtaa minaaty amitaa shuuro dayate vasuuni

Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.

At that time Herod the tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus,

When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;

And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

sa hi vishvaati paarthivaa rayiM daashan mahitvanaa

apaanudo janam amitrayantam uruM devebhyo akRNor ulokam

uta brahmaaNo maruto me asyendraH somasya suSutasya peyaaH

When I would comfort myself against sorrow, my heart is faint in me.

Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration with your ears.

In four quarters were the porters, toward the east, west, north, and south.

tava shravaaMsy upamaany ukthyaaaa\ suteSv indra girvaNaH

abhi va aavart sumatir naviiyasii tuuyaM yaata pipiiSavaH

sa yahvyo\ .avaniir goSv arvaa juhoti pradhanyaaaa\su sasriH

matsy apaayi te mahaH paatrasyeva harivo matsaro madaH

Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

pra shaMsaa goSv aghnyaM kriiLaM yac chardho maarutam

ashveSitaM rajeSitaM shuneSitam praajma tad idaM nu tat

eved indraH suhava RSvo astuutii anuutii hirishipraH satvaa