तौ रजन्यां प्रभातायां स्नातौ हुतहुताशनौ। यथोक्तमृषिणा पूर्व सर्वं तत्रोपगायताम्॥
tau rajanyāṃ prabhātāyāṃ snātau hutahutāśanau| yathoktamṛṣiṇā pūrva sarvaṃ tatropagāyatām||
English Meaning
There upon the night being over, having bathed and performed the Homa; both Lava and Kusa, in consonance with Rsi's command, began the song.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)