भद्रम् इछन्त ऋषयः स्वर्विदस् तपो दीक्षाम् उपनिषेदुर् अग्रे । ततो राष्ट्रं बलम् ओजश् च जातं तद् अस्मै देवा उपसंनमन्तु ॥१॥
bhadram ichanta ṛṣayaḥ svarvidas tapo dīkṣām upaniṣedur agre | tato rāṣṭraṃ balam ojaś ca jātaṃ tad asmai devā upasaṃnamantu ||1||
Desiring what is excellent, the heaven-finding seers in the beginning sat down in attendance upon (upa-ni-sad) ardor [and] consecration; thence [is] born royalty, strength, and force; let the gods make that submissive to this man.
Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)