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4 5 1 18 01a preṣṭhaṃ vo atirthiṃ stuṣe mitramiva priyam .
4 5 1 18 01c agne rathaṃ na vedyam .. 1244
4 5 1 18 02a kavimiva praśaṃsyaṃ yaṃ devāsa iti dvitā .
4 5 1 18 02c ni martyeṣvādadhuḥ .. 1245
4 5 1 18 03a tvaṃ yaviṣṭha dāśuṣo nR^īṃpāhi śṛṇuhī giraḥ .
4 5 1 18 03c rakṣā tokamuta tmanā .. 1246

I laud your most beloved guest, like a dear friend,
O Agni, him!
Who, like a chariot, wins us wealth.

Whom as a Sage who merits praise the Gods have, from the olden time,
Established among mortal men.

Do thou, most youthful God, protect the men who offer, hear their songs,
And of thyself preserve their seed!