3 gṛtsamada (āṅgirasaḥ śaunahotraḥ paścād) bhārgavaḥ śaunakaḥ| śakuntaḥ(-kapiñjalarūpīndraḥ)| jagatī, 2 atiśakvarī aṣṭirvā|
pra̱da̱kṣi̱ṇida̱bhi gṛ̍ṇanti kā̱ravo̱ vayo̱ vada̍nta ṛtu̱thā śa̱kunta̍yaḥ |
u̱bhe vācau̍ vadati sāma̱gā i̍va gāya̱traṃ ca̱ traiṣṭu̍bha̱ṃ cānu̍ rājati
||1||u̱dgā̱teva̍ śakune̱ sāma̍ gāyasi brahmapu̱tra i̍va̱ sava̍neṣu śaṃsasi |
vṛṣe̍va vā̱jī śiśu̍matīra̱pītyā̍ sa̱rvato̍ naḥ śakune bha̱dramā va̍da
vi̱śvato̍ naḥ śakune̱ puṇya̱mā va̍da
||2||ā̱vada̱ṃstvaṃ śa̍kune bha̱dramā va̍da tū̱ṣṇīmāsī̍naḥ suma̱tiṃ ci̍kiddhi naḥ |
yadu̱tpata̱n vada̍si karka̱rirya̍thā bṛ̱had va̍dema vi̱dathe̍ su̱vīrā̍:
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