2Like two plough−bulls ye move along in traces, and seek like eager guests your bidder's banquet. Ye are like glorious envoys mid the people: like bulls, approach the place where ye are watered.

3Like the two pinions of a bird, connected, like two choice animals, ye have sought our worship. Bright as the fire the votary hath kindled, ye sacrifice in many a spot as roamers.

4Ye are our kinsmen, like two sons, two fathers, strong in your splendour and like kings for conquest; Like rays for our enjoyment, Lords to feed us, ye, like quick bearers, have obeyed our calling.

5You are like two pleasantly moving well−fed (hills) like Mitra and Varuna, the two bestowers of felicity , veracious, possessors of infinite wealth, happy, like two horses plump with fodder, abiding in the firmame nt, like two rams (are you) to be nourished with sacrificial food, to be cherished (with oblations).

6You are like two mad elephants bending their forequarters and smiting the foe, like the two sons of Nito sa destroying (foes), and cherishing (friends); you are bright as two water−born (jewels), do you, who are victorious, (render) my decaying mortal body free from decay.

7Fierce (Asvins), like two powerful (heroes), you enable this moving, perishable mortal (frame) to cross over to the objects (of its destination) as over water; extremely strong, like the Rbhus, your chariot, attained its destination swift as the wind, it pervaded (everywhere), it dispensed riches.

8With your bellies full of the Soma, like two saucepans, preservers of wealth, destroyers of enemies. (yo u are) armed with hatchets, moving like two flying (birds) with forms like the moon, attaining success throu gh the mind, like two laudable beings, (you are) approaching (the sacrifice).

9Like giants, ye will find firm ground to stand on in depths, like feet for one who fords a shallow. Like c ars ye will attend to him who orders: ye Two enjoy our wondrous work as sharers. 10 Like toiling bees ye bring to us your honey, as bees into the hide that opens downward. 11 May we increase the laud and gain us vigour: come to our song, ye whom one chariot carries. Filled be our kine with ripened meath like glor y: Bhutamsa hath fulfilled the Asvins' longing.