Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 1.157

अबोध्य् अग्निर् ज्म उद् एति सूर्यो व्य् उषाश् चन्द्रा मह्य् आवो अर्चिषा । आयुक्षाताम् अश्विना यातवे रथम् प्रासावीद् देवः सविता जगत् पृथक् ॥

abodhy agnir jma ud eti sūryo vy uṣāś candrā mahy āvo arciṣā | āyukṣātām aśvinā yātave ratham prāsāvīd devaḥ savitā jagat pṛthak ||

Agni is wakened: Surya riseth from the earth. Mighty, refulgent Dawn hath shone with all her light. The Asvins have equipped their chariot for the course. God Savitar hath moved the folk in sundry ways.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1.157.2

यद् युञ्जाथे वृषणम् अश्विना रथं घृतेन नो मधुना क्षत्रम् उक्षतम् । अस्माकम् ब्रह्म पृतनासु जिन्वतं वयं धना शूरसाता भजेमहि ॥

yad yuñjāthe vṛṣaṇam aśvinā rathaṃ ghṛtena no madhunā kṣatram ukṣatam | asmākam brahma pṛtanāsu jinvataṃ vayaṃ dhanā śūrasātā bhajemahi ||

When, Asvins, ye equip your very mighty car, bedew, ye Twain, our power with honey and with oil. To our devotion give victorious strength in war: may we win riches in the heroes' strife for spoil.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1.157.3

अर्वाङ् त्रिचक्रो मधुवाहनो रथो जीराश्वो अश्विनोर् यातु सुष्टुतः । त्रिवन्धुरो मघवा विश्वसौभगः शं न आ वक्षद् द्विपदे चतुष्पदे ॥

arvāṅ tricakro madhuvāhano ratho jīrāśvo aśvinor yātu suṣṭutaḥ | trivandhuro maghavā viśvasaubhagaḥ śaṃ na ā vakṣad dvipade catuṣpade ||

Nigh to us come the Asvins' lauded three-wheeled car, the car laden with meath and drawn by fleet-foot steeds, Three-seated, opulent, bestowing all delight. may it bring weal to us, to cattle and to men.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1.157.4

आ न ऊर्जं वहतम् अश्विना युवम् मधुमत्या नः कशया मिमिक्षतम् । प्रायुस् तारिष्टं नी रपांसि मृक्षतं सेधतं द्वेषो भवतं सचाभुवा ॥

ā na ūrjaṃ vahatam aśvinā yuvam madhumatyā naḥ kaśayā mimikṣatam | prāyus tāriṣṭaṃ nī rapāṃsi mṛkṣataṃ sedhataṃ dveṣo bhavataṃ sacābhuvā ||

Bring hither nourishment for us, ye Asvins Twain; sprinkle us with your whip that drops with honey-dew. Prolong our days of life, wipe out our trespasses; destroy our foes, be our companions and our Friends.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1.157.5

युवं ह गर्भं जगतीषु धत्थो युवं विश्वेषु भुवनेष्व् अन्तः । युवम् अग्निं च वृषणाव् अपश् च वनस्पतींर् अश्विनाव् ऐरयेथाम् ॥

yuvaṃ ha garbhaṃ jagatīṣu dhattho yuvaṃ viśveṣu bhuvaneṣv antaḥ | yuvam agniṃ ca vṛṣaṇāv apaś ca vanaspatīṃr aśvināv airayethām ||

Ye store the germ of life in female creatures, ye lay it up within all living beings. Ye have sent forth, O Asvins passing mighty, the fire, the sovrans of the wood, the waters,

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

RV 1.157.6

युवं ह स्थो भिषजा भेषजेभिर् अथो ह स्थो रथ्या राथ्येभिः । अथो ह क्षत्रम् अधि धत्थ उग्रा यो वां हविष्मान् मनसा ददाश ॥

yuvaṃ ha stho bhiṣajā bheṣajebhir atho ha stho rathyā rāthyebhiḥ | atho ha kṣatram adhi dhattha ugrā yo vāṃ haviṣmān manasā dadāśa ||

Leeches are ye with medicines to heal us, and charioteers are ye with skill in driving. Ye Strong, give sway to him who brings oblation and with his heart pours out his gift before you.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)