Rigveda 10.45
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 10.45
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- Sanskrit
10.45.1
di̱vas pari̍ pratha̱maṁ ja̍jñe a̱gnir a̱smad dvi̱tīya̱m pari̍ jā̱tave̍dāḥ |
tṛ̱tīya̍m a̱psu nṛ̱maṇā̱ aja̍sra̱m indhā̍na enaṁ jarate svā̱dhīḥ ||
FIRST Agni sprang to life from out of Heaven: the second time from us came Jâtavedas. Thirdly the Manly-souled was in the waters. The pious lauds and kindles him the Eternal.
10.45.2
vi̱dmā te̍ agne tre̱dhā tra̱yāṇi̍ vi̱dmā te̱ dhāma̱ vibhṛ̍tā puru̱trā |
vi̱dmā te̱ nāma̍ para̱maṁ guhā̱ yad vi̱dmā tam utsa̱ṁ yata̍ āja̱gantha̍ ||
Agni, we know thy three powers in three stations, we know thy forms in many a place divided. We know what name supreme thou hast in secret: we know the source from which thou hast proceeded.
10.45.3
sa̱mu̱dre tvā̍ nṛ̱maṇā̍ a̱psv a1̱̍ntar nṛ̱cakṣā̍ īdhe di̱vo a̍gna̱ ūdha̍n |
tṛ̱tīye̍ tvā̱ raja̍si tasthi̱vāṁsa̍m a̱pām u̱pasthe̍ mahi̱ṣā a̍vardhan ||
The Manly-souled lit thee in sea and waters, man's Viewer lit thee in the breast of heaven, There as thou stoodest in the third high region the Steers increased thee in the water's bosom.
10.45.4
akra̍ndad a̱gniḥ sta̱naya̍nn iva̱ dyauḥ kṣāmā̱ reri̍had vī̱rudha̍ḥ sama̱ñjan |
sa̱dyo ja̍jñā̱no vi hīm i̱ddho akhya̱d ā roda̍sī bhā̱nunā̍ bhāty a̱ntaḥ ||
Agni roared out, like Dyaus what time he thunders: he licked the ground about the plants he flickered. At once, when born, he looked around enkindled, and lightened heaven and earth within with splendour.
10.45.5
śrī̱ṇām u̍dā̱ro dha̱ruṇo̍ rayī̱ṇām ma̍nī̱ṣāṇā̱m prārpa̍ṇa̱ḥ soma̍gopāḥ |
vasu̍ḥ sū̱nuḥ saha̍so a̱psu rājā̱ vi bhā̱ty agra̍ u̱ṣasā̍m idhā̱naḥ ||
The spring of glories and support of riches, rouser of thoughts and guardian of the Soma, Good Son of Strength, a King amid the waters, in forefront of the Dawns he shines enkindled.
10.45.6
viśva̍sya ke̱tur bhuva̍nasya̱ garbha̱ ā roda̍sī apṛṇā̱j jāya̍mānaḥ |
vī̱ḻuṁ ci̱d adri̍m abhinat parā̱yañ janā̱ yad a̱gnim aya̍janta̱ pañca̍ ||
Germ of the world, ensign of all creation, be sprang to life and filled the earth and heavens. Even the firm rock he cleft when passing over, when the Five Tribes brought sacrifice to Agni.
10.45.7
u̱śik pā̍va̱ko a̍ra̱tiḥ su̍me̱dhā marte̍ṣv a̱gnir a̱mṛto̱ ni dhā̍yi |
iya̍rti dhū̱mam a̍ru̱ṣam bhari̍bhra̱d uc chu̱kreṇa̍ śo̱ciṣā̱ dyām ina̍kṣan ||
So among mortals was Immortal Agni stablished as holy wise and willing envoy. He waves the red smoke that he lifts above him, striving to reach the heavens with radiant lustre.
10.45.8
dṛ̱śā̱no ru̱kma u̍rvi̱yā vy a̍dyaud du̱rmarṣa̱m āyu̍ḥ śri̱ye ru̍cā̱naḥ |
a̱gnir a̱mṛto̍ abhava̱d vayo̍bhi̱r yad e̍na̱ṁ dyaur ja̱naya̍t su̱retā̍ḥ ||
Like gold to look on, far he shone refulgent, beaming imperishable life for glory, Agni by vital powers became immortal when his prolific Father Dyaus begat him.
10.45.9
yas te̍ a̱dya kṛ̱ṇava̍d bhadraśoce 'pū̱paṁ de̍va ghṛ̱tava̍ntam agne |
pra taṁ na̍ya prata̱raṁ vasyo̱ acchā̱bhi su̱mnaṁ de̱vabha̍ktaṁ yaviṣṭha ||
Whoso this day, O God whose flames are lovely, prepares a cake, O Agni, mixt with butter, Lead thou and further him to higher fortune, to bliss bestowed by Gods, O thou Most Youthful.
10.45.10
ā tam bha̍ja sauśrava̱seṣv a̍gna u̱ktha-u̍ktha̱ ā bha̍ja śa̱syamā̍ne |
pri̱yaḥ sūrye̍ pri̱yo a̱gnā bha̍vā̱ty uj jā̱tena̍ bhi̱nada̱d uj jani̍tvaiḥ ||
Endow him, Agni, with a share of glory, at every song of praise sung forth enrich him. Dear let him be to Sûrya, dear to Agni, preeminent with son and children's children.
10.45.11
tvām a̍gne̱ yaja̍mānā̱ anu̱ dyūn viśvā̱ vasu̍ dadhire̱ vāryā̍ṇi |
tvayā̍ sa̱ha dravi̍ṇam i̱cchamā̍nā vra̱jaṁ goma̍ntam u̱śijo̱ vi va̍vruḥ ||
While, Agni, day by day men pay thee worship they win themselves all treasures worth the wishing. Allied with thee, eager and craving riches, they have disclosed the stable filled with cattle.
10.45.12
astā̍vy a̱gnir na̱rāṁ su̱śevo̍ vaiśvāna̱ra ṛṣi̍bhi̱ḥ soma̍gopāḥ |
a̱dve̱ṣe dyāvā̍pṛthi̱vī hu̍vema̱ devā̍ dha̱tta ra̱yim a̱sme su̱vīra̍m ||
Agni, the Friend of men, the Soma's keeper, Vaiṣvânara, hath been lauded by the Ṛishis. We will invoke benignant Earth and Heaven: ye Deities, give us wealth with hero children.
Translations (6)
- The Hymns of the Rigveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, English
- Der Rig-Veda aus dem Sanskrit ins Deutsche übersetzt (HOS 33–35) — Karl Friedrich Geldner 1951, German
- Ригведа — Tatyana Yakovlevna Elizarenkova 1989, Russian
- Études védiques et pāṇinéennes (traductions) — Louis Renou 1955, French
- Rig-Veda Sanhitá — Horace Hayman Wilson 1850, English
- Rig-Veda, übersetzt und mit kritischen und erläuternden Anmerkungen versehen — Hermann Grassmann 1876, German
Commentaries (10)
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Ṛgvedabhāṣya) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
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