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Rigveda 10.140

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.140

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Sanskrit

10.140.1

agne̱ tava̱ śravo̱ vayo̱ mahi̍ bhrājante a̱rcayo̍ vibhāvaso |
bṛha̍dbhāno̱ śava̍sā̱ vāja̍m u̱kthya1̱̍ṁ dadhā̍si dā̱śuṣe̍ kave ||

AGNI, life-power and fame are thine: thy fires blaze mightily, thou rich in wealth of beams! Sage, passing bright, thou givest to the worshipper, with strength, the food that merits laud.

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

10.140.2

pā̱va̱kava̍rcāḥ śu̱krava̍rcā̱ anū̍navarcā̱ ud i̍yarṣi bhā̱nunā̍ |
pu̱tro mā̱tarā̍ vi̱cara̱nn upā̍vasi pṛ̱ṇakṣi̱ roda̍sī u̱bhe ||

With brilliant, purifying sheen, with perfect sheen thou liftest up thyself in light. Thou, visiting both thy Mothers, aidest them as Son: thou joinest close the earth and heaven.

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

10.140.3

ūrjo̍ napāj jātavedaḥ suśa̱stibhi̱r manda̍sva dhī̱tibhi̍r hi̱taḥ |
tve iṣa̱ḥ saṁ da̍dhu̱r bhūri̍varpasaś ci̱trota̍yo vā̱majā̍tāḥ ||

O Jâtavedas, Son of Strength, rejoice ihyself, gracious, in our fair hymns and songs. In thee are treasured various forms of strengthening food, born nobly and of wondrous help.

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

10.140.4

i̱ra̱jyann a̍gne prathayasva ja̱ntubhi̍r a̱sme rāyo̍ amartya |
sa da̍rśa̱tasya̱ vapu̍ṣo̱ vi rā̍jasi pṛ̱ṇakṣi̍ sāna̱siṁ kratu̍m ||

Agni, spread forth, as Ruler, over living things: give wealth to us, Immortal God. Thou shinest out from beauty fair to look upon: thou leadest us to conquering power.

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

10.140.5

i̱ṣka̱rtāra̍m adhva̱rasya̱ prace̍tasa̱ṁ kṣaya̍nta̱ṁ rādha̍so ma̱haḥ |
rā̱tiṁ vā̱masya̍ su̱bhagā̍m ma̱hīm iṣa̱ṁ dadhā̍si sāna̱siṁ ra̱yim ||

To him, the wise, who orders sacrifice, who hath great riches un der his control, Thou givest blest award of good, and plenteous food, givest him wealth that conquers all.

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

10.140.6

ṛ̱tāvā̍nam mahi̱ṣaṁ vi̱śvada̍rśatam a̱gniṁ su̱mnāya̍ dadhire pu̱ro janā̍ḥ |
śrutka̍rṇaṁ sa̱pratha̍stamaṁ tvā gi̱rā daivya̱m mānu̍ṣā yu̱gā ||

The men have set before them them for their welfare Agni, strong, visible to all, the Holy. Thee, Godlike One, with ears to hear, most famous, men's generations magnify with praise-songs.

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

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