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वाचमग्नौ सवक्तव्याम् इन्द्रे शिल्पं करावपि ।
पदानि गत्या वयसि रत्योपस्थं प्रजापतौ ।
मृत्यौ पायुं विसर्गं च यथास्थानं विनिर्दिशेत् ।
दिक्षु श्रोत्रं सनादेन स्पर्शेनाध्यात्मनि त्वचम् ।
रूपाणि चक्षुषा राजन् ज्योतिष्यभिनिवेशयेत् ।
अप्सु प्रचेतसा जिह्वां घ्रेयैर्घ्राणं क्षितौ न्यसेत् ॥ २८ ॥

vacam agnau savaktavyam

indre silpam karav api

padani gatya vayasi

ratyopastham prajapatau

mrtyau payum visargam ca

yatha-sthanam vinirdiset

diksu srotram sa-nadena

sparsenadhyatmani tvacam

rupani caksusa rajan

jyotisy abhinivesayet

apsu pracetasa jihvam

ghreyair ghranam ksitau nyaset

vacam-speech; agnau-in the fire-god (the personified god controlling fire); sa-vaktavyam-with the subject matter of speaking; indre-unto King Indra; silpam-craftsmanship or the capacity to work with the hands; karau-as well as the hands; api-indeed; padani-the legs; gatya-with the power to move; vayasi-unto Lord Visnu; ratya-sexual desire; upastham-with the genitals; prajapatau-unto Prajapati; mrtyau-unto the demigod known as Mrtyu; payum-the rectum; visargam-with its activity, evacuation; ca-also; yatha-sthanam-in the proper place; vinirdiset-one should indicate; diksu-unto different directions; srotram-the aural sense; sa-nadena-with sound vibration; sparsena-with touch; adhyatmani-unto the wind-god; tvacam-the sense of touch; rupani-form; caksusa-with eyesight; rajan-O King; jyotisi-in the sun; abhinivesayet-one should endow; apsu-unto water; pracetasa-with the demigod known as Varuna; jihvam-the tongue; ghreyaih-with the object of smell; ghranam-the power to smell; ksitau-in the earth; nyaset-one should give.