जनस्य गोपा ऽ अजनिष्ट जागृविर् अग्निः सुदक्षः सुविताय नव्यसे । घृतप्रतीको बृहता दिविस्पृशा द्युमद् वि भाति भरतेभ्यः शुचिः ॥
janasya gopā ' ajaniṣṭa jāgṛvir agniḥ sudakṣaḥ suvitāya navyase | ghṛtapratīko bṛhatā divispṛśā dyumad vi bhāti bharatebhyaḥ śuciḥ ||
Roman (IAST) transliteration rendered by HREEM from the edition's Devanagari; the Devanagari is the edition's own.
The watchful Guardian of the people hath been born, Agni, the very strong, for fresh prosperity. With oil upon his face, with high heaven touching flame, he shineth splendidly, pure, for the Bharatas.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.11.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.