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Rigveda 3.23

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 3.23

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Sanskrit

3.23.1

nirma̍thita̱ḥ sudhi̍ta̱ ā sa̱dhasthe̱ yuvā̍ ka̱vir a̍dhva̱rasya̍ praṇe̱tā |
jūrya̍tsv a̱gnir a̱jaro̱ vane̱ṣv atrā̍ dadhe a̱mṛta̍ṁ jā̱tave̍dāḥ ||

RUBBED into life, well stablished in the dwelling, Leader of sacrifice, the Sage, the youthful, Here in the wasting fuel Jâtavedas, eternal, hath assumed immortal being.

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

3.23.2

ama̍nthiṣṭā̱m bhāra̍tā re̱vad a̱gniṁ de̱vaśra̍vā de̱vavā̍taḥ su̱dakṣa̍m |
agne̱ vi pa̍śya bṛha̱tābhi rā̱yeṣāṁ no̍ ne̱tā bha̍vatā̱d anu̱ dyūn ||

Both Bharatas, Devaṣravas, Devavâta, have strongly rubbed to life effectual Agni. O Agni, look thou forth with ample riches: be, every day, bearer of food to feed us.

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

3.23.3

daśa̱ kṣipa̍ḥ pū̱rvyaṁ sī̍m ajījana̱n sujā̍tam mā̱tṛṣu̍ pri̱yam |
a̱gniṁ stu̍hi daivavā̱taṁ de̍vaśravo̱ yo janā̍nā̱m asa̍d va̱śī ||

Him nobly born of old the fingers ten produced, him whom his Mothers counted dear. Praise Devavâta's Agni, thou Devaṣravas, him who shall be the people's Lord.

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

3.23.4

ni tvā̍ dadhe̱ vara̱ ā pṛ̍thi̱vyā iḻā̍yās pa̱de su̍dina̱tve ahnā̍m |
dṛ̱ṣadva̍tyā̱m mānu̍ṣa āpa̱yāyā̱ṁ sara̍svatyāṁ re̱vad a̍gne didīhi ||

He set thee in the earth's most lovely station, in Iḷâ's place, in days of fair bright weather. On man, on Âpayâ, Agni! on the rivers Dṛishadvatî, Sarasvatî, shine richly.

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

3.23.5

iḻā̍m agne puru̱daṁsa̍ṁ sa̱niṁ goḥ śa̍śvatta̱maṁ hava̍mānāya sādha |
syān na̍ḥ sū̱nus tana̍yo vi̱jāvāgne̱ sā te̍ suma̱tir bhū̍tv a̱sme ||

Agni, as holy food to thine invoker give wealth in cattle, lasting, rich in marvels. To us be born a son and spreading offspring Agni, be this thy gracious will to us-ward

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

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