Rishi: Traditionally ascribed within the Viśve Devāḥ/Rudra-Agni complex; specific ṛṣi attribution varies in ancillary lists.
Devata: Ahi Budhnya; Aja Ekapād; Pṛthivī; Samudra; Viśve Devāḥ (collective).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (dominant cadence; mixed invocatory style).
Samhita Patha (Devanagari) उ॒त नोऽहि॑र्बु॒ध्न्य॒: शृणोत्व॒ज एक॑पात्पृथि॒वी स॑मु॒द्रः । विश्वे॑ दे॒वा ऋ॑ता॒वृधो॑ हुवा॒ना स्तु॒ता मन्त्रा॑: कविश॒स्ता अ॑वन्तु
Transliteration utá no’ḥír budhnyàḥ śṛṇotu ajá ékapāt pṛthivī́ samudráḥ | víśve devā́ ṛtā́vṛdho huvānā́ stutā́ mantrā́ḥ kaviśastā́ avantu
Translation আর অহি-বুধ্ন্য আমাদের কথা শুনুন; অজ-একপাদ, পৃথিবী ও সমুদ্রও (শুনুক)। ঋত-বর্ধক, আহ্বানিত সকল দেব—ঋষিদের দ্বারা প্রশংসিত, স্তুত মন্ত্রসমূহ—আমাদের রক্ষা করুন এবং অগ্রসর করুন।
Padapatha (Word Analysis) उत । नः । अहिः । बुध्न्यः । शृणोतु । अजः । एकपात् । पृथिवी । समुद्रः । विश्वे । देवाः । ऋत-वृधः । हुवानाः । स्तुताः । मन्त्राः । कवि-शस्ताः । अवन्तु
Word by Word बुध्न्यः the one of the deep (Budhnya) अजः Aja (the Unborn/Goat—deity name) एकपात् Ekapāt (One-footed—deity) ऋतावृधः increasers of ṛta (cosmic order) कविशस्ताः praised by seers/poets अवन्तु may (they) protect/help Viniyoga (Ritual Application)