kimu śreṣṭhaḥ kiṃ yaviṣṭho na ājagankimīyate dūtyaṃ kadyadūcima । na nindima camasaṃ yo mahākulo'gne bhrātardruṇa idbhūtimūdima ॥१॥ ekaṃ camasaṃ caturaḥ kṛṇotana tadvo devā abruvantadva āgamam । saudhanvanā yadyevā kariṣyatha sākaṃ devairyajñiyāso bhaviṣyatha ॥२॥ agniṃ dūtaṃ prati yadabravītanāśvaḥ kartvo ratha uteha kartvaḥ । dhenuḥ kartvā yuvaśā kartvā dvā tāni bhrātaranu vaḥ kṛtvyemasi ॥३॥ cakṛvāṃsa ṛbhavastadapṛcchata kvedabhūdyaḥ sya dūto na ājagan । yadāvākhyaccamasāñcaturaḥ kṛtānādittvaṣṭā gnāsvantarnyānaje ॥४॥ hanāmainām̐ iti tvaṣṭā yadabravīccamasaṃ ye devapānamanindiṣuḥ । anyā nāmāni kṛṇvate sute sacām̐ anyairenānkanyā nāmabhi sparat ॥५॥ indro harī yuyuje aśvinā rathaṃ bṛhaspatirviśvarūpāmupājata । ṛbhurvibhvā vājo devām̐ agacchata svapaso yajñiyaṃ bhāgamaitana ॥६॥ niścarmaṇo gāmariṇīta dhītibhiryā jarantā yuvaśā tākṛṇotana । saudhanvanā aśvādaśvamatakṣata yuktvā rathamupa devām̐ ayātana ॥७॥ idamudakaṃ pibatetyabravītanedaṃ vā ghā pibatā muñjanejanam । saudhanvanā yadi tanneva haryatha tṛtīye ghā savane mādayādhvai ॥८॥ āpo bhūyiṣṭhā ityeko abravīdagnirbhūyiṣṭha ityanyo abravīt । vadharyantīṃ bahubhyaḥ praiko abravīdṛtā vadantaścamasām̐ apiṃśata ॥९॥ śroṇāmeka udakaṃ gāmavājati māṃsamekaḥ piṃśati sūnayābhṛtam । ā nimrucaḥ śakṛdeko apābharatkiṃ svitputrebhyaḥ pitarā upāvatuḥ ॥१०॥ udvatsvasmā akṛṇotanā tṛṇaṃ nivatsvapaḥ svapasyayā naraḥ । agohyasya yadasastanā gṛhe tadadyedamṛbhavo nānu gacchatha ॥११॥ sammīlya yadbhuvanā paryasarpata kva svittātyā pitarā va āsatuḥ । aśapata yaḥ karasnaṃ va ādade yaḥ prābravītpro tasmā abravītana ॥१२॥ suṣupvāṃsa ṛbhavastadapṛcchatāgohya ka idaṃ no abūbudhat । śvānaṃ basto bodhayitāramabravītsaṃvatsara idamadyā vyakhyata ॥१३॥ divā yānti maruto bhūmyāgnirayaṃ vāto antarikṣeṇa yāti । adbhiryāti varuṇaḥ samudrairyuṣmām̐ icchantaḥ śavaso napātaḥ ॥१४॥

“Hymn to the Ṛbhus, asked why the Best and the Youngest have come and what embassy they bear — 14 verses. (after R.T.H. Griffith)”