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Rigveda 10.11

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.11

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Sanskrit

10.11.1

vṛṣā̱ vṛṣṇe̍ duduhe̱ doha̍sā di̱vaḥ payā̍ṁsi ya̱hvo adi̍te̱r adā̍bhyaḥ |
viśva̱ṁ sa ve̍da̱ varu̍ṇo̱ yathā̍ dhi̱yā sa ya̱jñiyo̍ yajatu ya̱jñiyā̍m̐ ṛ̱tūn ||

THE Bull hath yielded for the Bull the milk of heaven: the Son of Aditi can never be deceived. According to his wisdom Varuṇa knoweth all: may he, the Holy, hallow times for sacrifice.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

10.11.2

rapa̍d gandha̱rvīr apyā̍ ca̱ yoṣa̍ṇā na̱dasya̍ nā̱de pari̍ pātu me̱ mana̍ḥ |
i̱ṣṭasya̱ madhye̱ adi̍ti̱r ni dhā̍tu no̱ bhrātā̍ no jye̱ṣṭhaḥ pra̍tha̱mo vi vo̍cati ||

Gandharvi spake: may she, the Lady of the flood, amid the river's roaring leave my heart untouched. May Aditi accomplish all that we desire, and may our eldest Brother tell us this as Chief.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

10.11.3

so ci̱n nu bha̱drā kṣu̱matī̱ yaśa̍svaty u̱ṣā u̍vāsa̱ mana̍ve̱ sva̍rvatī |
yad ī̍m u̱śanta̍m uśa̱tām anu̱ kratu̍m a̱gniṁ hotā̍raṁ vi̱dathā̍ya̱ jīja̍nan ||

Yea, even this blessed Morning, rich in store of food, splendid, with heavenly lustre, hath shone out for man, Since they, as was the wish of yearning Gods, brought forth that yearning Agni for the assembly as the Priest.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

10.11.4

adha̱ tyaṁ dra̱psaṁ vi̱bhva̍ṁ vicakṣa̱ṇaṁ vir ābha̍rad iṣi̱taḥ śye̱no a̍dhva̱re |
yadī̱ viśo̍ vṛ̱ṇate̍ da̱smam āryā̍ a̱gniṁ hotā̍ra̱m adha̱ dhīr a̍jāyata ||

And the fleet Falcon brought for sacrifice from afar this flowing Drop most excellent and keen of sight, Then when the Aryan tribes chose as Invoking Priest Agni the Wonder-Worker, and the hymn rose up.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

10.11.5

sadā̍si ra̱ṇvo yava̍seva̱ puṣya̍te̱ hotrā̍bhir agne̱ manu̍ṣaḥ svadhva̱raḥ |
vipra̍sya vā̱ yac cha̍śamā̱na u̱kthya1̱̍ṁ vāja̍ṁ sasa̱vām̐ u̍pa̱yāsi̱ bhūri̍bhiḥ ||

Still art thou kind to him who feeds thee as with grass, and, skilled in sacrifice, offers thee holy gifts. When thou, having received the sage's strengthening food with lauds, after long toil, cornest with many more.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

10.11.6

ud ī̍raya pi̱tarā̍ jā̱ra ā bhaga̱m iya̍kṣati harya̱to hṛ̱tta i̍ṣyati |
viva̍kti̱ vahni̍ḥ svapa̱syate̍ ma̱khas ta̍vi̱ṣyate̱ asu̍ro̱ vepa̍te ma̱tī ||

Urge thou thy Parents, as a lover ' to delight: the Lovely One desires and craves it from his heart. The priest calls out, the sacrificer shows his skill, the Asura tries his strength, and with the hymn is stirred.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

10.11.7

yas te̍ agne suma̱tim marto̱ akṣa̱t saha̍saḥ sūno̱ ati̱ sa pra śṛ̍ṇve |
iṣa̱ṁ dadhā̍no̱ vaha̍māno̱ aśvai̱r ā sa dyu̱mām̐ ama̍vān bhūṣati̱ dyūn ||

Far-famed is he, the mortal man, O Agni, thou Son of Strength, who hath obtained thy favour. He, gathering power, borne onward by his horses, makes his days lovely in his might and splendour.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

10.11.8

yad a̍gna e̱ṣā sami̍ti̱r bhavā̍ti de̱vī de̱veṣu̍ yaja̱tā ya̍jatra |
ratnā̍ ca̱ yad vi̱bhajā̍si svadhāvo bhā̱gaṁ no̱ atra̱ vasu̍mantaṁ vītāt ||

When, Holy Agni, the divine assembly, the sacred synod mid the Gods, is gathered, And when thou, Godlike One, dealest forth treasures, vouchsafe us, too, our portion of the riches.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

10.11.9

śru̱dhī no̍ agne̱ sada̍ne sa̱dhasthe̍ yu̱kṣvā ratha̍m a̱mṛta̍sya dravi̱tnum |
ā no̍ vaha̱ roda̍sī de̱vapu̍tre̱ māki̍r de̱vānā̱m apa̍ bhūr i̱ha syā̍ḥ ||

Hear us, O Agni, in your common dwelling: harness thy rapid car of Amrit. Bring Heaven and Earth, the Deities' Parents, hither: stay with us here, nor from the Gods be distant.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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