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Rigveda 5.3

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 5.3

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Sanskrit

5.3.1

tvam a̍gne̱ varu̍ṇo̱ jāya̍se̱ yat tvam mi̱tro bha̍vasi̱ yat sami̍ddhaḥ |
tve viśve̍ sahasas putra de̱vās tvam indro̍ dā̱śuṣe̱ martyā̍ya ||

THOU at thy birth art Varuṇa, O Agni; when thou art kindled thou becomest Mitra. In thee, O Son of Strength, all Gods are centred. Indra art thou to man who brings oblation.

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

5.3.2

tvam a̍rya̱mā bha̍vasi̱ yat ka̱nīnā̱ṁ nāma̍ svadhāva̱n guhya̍m bibharṣi |
a̱ñjanti̍ mi̱traṁ sudhi̍ta̱ṁ na gobhi̱r yad dampa̍tī̱ sama̍nasā kṛ̱ṇoṣi̍ ||

Aryaman art thou as regardeth maidens mysterious, is thy name, O Self-sustainer. As a kind friend with streams of milk they balm thee what time thou makcst wife and lord oneminded.

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

5.3.3

tava̍ śri̱ye ma̱ruto̍ marjayanta̱ rudra̱ yat te̱ jani̍ma̱ cāru̍ ci̱tram |
pa̱daṁ yad viṣṇo̍r upa̱maṁ ni̱dhāyi̱ tena̍ pāsi̱ guhya̱ṁ nāma̱ gonā̍m ||

The Maruts deck their beauty for thy glory, yea, Rudra! for thy birth fair, brightly-coloured. That which was fixed as Vishṇu's loftiest station-therewith the secret of the Cows thou guardest.

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

5.3.4

tava̍ śri̱yā su̱dṛśo̍ deva de̱vāḥ pu̱rū dadhā̍nā a̱mṛta̍ṁ sapanta |
hotā̍ram a̱gnim manu̍ṣo̱ ni ṣe̍dur daśa̱syanta̍ u̱śija̱ḥ śaṁsa̍m ā̱yoḥ ||

Gods through thy glory, God who art so lovely! granting abundant gifts gained life immortal. As their own Priest have men established Agni; and serve him fain for praise from him who liveth.

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

5.3.5

na tvad dhotā̱ pūrvo̍ agne̱ yajī̍yā̱n na kāvyai̍ḥ pa̱ro a̍sti svadhāvaḥ |
vi̱śaś ca̱ yasyā̱ ati̍thi̱r bhavā̍si̱ sa ya̱jñena̍ vanavad deva̱ martā̍n ||

There is no priest more skilled than thou in worship; none Self-sustainer pass thee in wisdom. Ile man within whose house as guest thou dwellest, O God, by sacrifice shall conquer mortals.

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

5.3.6

va̱yam a̍gne vanuyāma̱ tvotā̍ vasū̱yavo̍ ha̱viṣā̱ budhya̍mānāḥ |
va̱yaṁ sa̍ma̱rye vi̱dathe̱ṣv ahnā̍ṁ va̱yaṁ rā̱yā sa̍hasas putra̱ martā̍n ||

Aided by thee, O Agni may we conquer through our oblation, fain for wealth, awakened: May we in battle, in the days' assemblies,O Son of Strength, by riches conquer mortals.

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

5.3.7

yo na̱ āgo̍ a̱bhy eno̱ bharā̱ty adhīd a̱gham a̱ghaśa̍ṁse dadhāta |
ja̱hī ci̍kitvo a̱bhiśa̍stim e̱tām agne̱ yo no̍ ma̱rcaya̍ti dva̱yena̍ ||

He shall bring evil on the evil-plottcr whoever turns against us sin and outrage. Destroy this calumny of him, O Agni, whoever injures us with double-dealing.

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

5.3.8

tvām a̱syā vyuṣi̍ deva̱ pūrve̍ dū̱taṁ kṛ̍ṇvā̱nā a̍yajanta ha̱vyaiḥ |
sa̱ṁsthe yad a̍gna̱ īya̍se rayī̱ṇāṁ de̱vo martai̱r vasu̍bhir i̱dhyamā̍naḥ ||

At this dawn's flushing, God! our ancient fathers served thee with offerings, making thee their envoy, When, Agni, to the store of wealth thou goest, a God cnkindled with good things by mortals.

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

5.3.9

ava̍ spṛdhi pi̱tara̱ṁ yodhi̍ vi̱dvān pu̱tro yas te̍ sahasaḥ sūna ū̱he |
ka̱dā ci̍kitvo a̱bhi ca̍kṣase̱ no 'gne̍ ka̱dām̐ ṛ̍ta̱cid yā̍tayāse ||

Save, thou who knowest, draw thy father near thee, who counts as thine own son, O Child of Power. O sapient Agni, when wilt thou regard us? When, skilled in holy Law, wilt thou direct us?

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

5.3.10

bhūri̱ nāma̱ vanda̍māno dadhāti pi̱tā va̍so̱ yadi̱ taj jo̱ṣayā̍se |
ku̱vid de̱vasya̱ saha̍sā cakā̱naḥ su̱mnam a̱gnir va̍nate vāvṛdhā̱naḥ ||

Adoring thee he gives thee many a title, when thou, Good Lord! acceptest this as Father. And doth not Agni, glad in strength of Godhead, gain splendid bliss when he hath waxen mighty?

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

5.3.11

tvam a̱ṅga ja̍ri̱tāra̍ṁ yaviṣṭha̱ viśvā̍ny agne duri̱tāti̍ parṣi |
ste̱nā a̍dṛśran ri̱pavo̱ janā̱so 'jñā̍taketā vṛji̱nā a̍bhūvan ||

Most Youthful Agni, verily thou bearest thy praiser safely over all his troubles. Thieves have been seen by us and open foemen: unknown have been the plottings of the wicked.

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

5.3.12

i̱me yāmā̍sas tva̱drig a̍bhūva̱n vasa̍ve vā̱ tad id āgo̍ avāci |
nāhā̱yam a̱gnir a̱bhiśa̍staye no̱ na rīṣa̍te vāvṛdhā̱naḥ parā̍ dāt ||

To thee these eulogies have been directed: or to the Vasu hath this sin been spoken. But this our Agni, flaming high, shall never yield us to calumny, to him who wrongs us.

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

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