देवानां भद्रा सुमतिर् ऋजूयतां देवानाꣳ रातिर् अभि नो नि वर्तताम् । देवानाꣳ सख्यम् उप सेदिमा वयं देवा न ऽ आयुः प्र तिरन्तु जीवसे ॥
devānāṃ bhadrā sumatir ṛjūyatāṃ devānām̐ rātir abhi no ni vartatām | devānām̐ sakhyam upa sedimā vayaṃ devā na ' āyuḥ pra tirantu jīvase ||
Roman (IAST) transliteration rendered by HREEM from the edition's Devanagari; the Devanagari is the edition's own.
May the auspicious favour of the Gods be ours, on us descend the bounty of the righteous Gods. The friendship of the Gods have we devoutly sought: so may the Gods extend our life that we may live.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.89.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.