Mantra 7
Daily adoration of Agni as sacrificial power (ojas) and foe-crusher, approached with reverence at the two sandhyās
अश्वं न त्वा वारवन्तं वन्दध्या अग्निं नमोभिः सम्राजन्तमध्वराणाम्
aśvaṃ na tvā vāravantaṃ vandadhyā agniṃ namobhiḥ samrājantamadhvarāṇām
aśvaṃ na tvā vāravantaṃ vandadhyā1 agniṃ namobhiḥ2 samrājantam3 adhvarāṇām
As (men extol) a richly-caparisoned steed, so would I, with reverential homage, celebrate Agni, the sovereign ruler of sacrifices.
aśvam na | tvā | vāravantam | vandadhyai | agnim | namobhiḥ | samrājantam | adhvarāṇām
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna tradition mapping for this ṛc)
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