Rigveda 5.6
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 5.6
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- Sanskrit
5.6.1
a̱gniṁ tam ma̍nye̱ yo vasu̱r asta̱ṁ yaṁ yanti̍ dhe̱nava̍ḥ |
asta̱m arva̍nta ā̱śavo 'sta̱ṁ nityā̍so vā̱jina̱ iṣa̍ṁ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̍ra ||
I VALUE Agni that good Lord, the home to which the kine return: Whom fleet-foot coursers seek as home, and strong enduring steeds as home. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
5.6.2
so a̱gnir yo vasu̍r gṛ̱ṇe saṁ yam ā̱yanti̍ dhe̱nava̍ḥ |
sam arva̍nto raghu̱druva̱ḥ saṁ su̍jā̱tāsa̍ḥ sū̱raya̱ iṣa̍ṁ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̍ra ||
'Tis Agni whom we laud as good, to whom the milch-kine come in herds, To whom the chargers swift of foot, to whom our well-born princes come. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
5.6.3
a̱gnir hi vā̱jina̍ṁ vi̱śe dadā̍ti vi̱śvaca̍rṣaṇiḥ |
a̱gnī rā̱ye svā̱bhuva̱ṁ sa prī̱to yā̍ti̱ vārya̱m iṣa̍ṁ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̍ra ||
Agni the God of all mankind, gives, verily, a steed to man. Agni gives precious gear for wealth, treasure he gives when he is pleased. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
5.6.4
ā te̍ agna idhīmahi dyu̱manta̍ṁ devā̱jara̍m |
yad dha̱ syā te̱ panī̍yasī sa̱mid dī̱daya̍ti̱ dyavīṣa̍ṁ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̍ra ||
God, Agni, we will kindle thee, rich in thy splendour, fading not, So that this glorious fuel may send forth by day its light for thee. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
5.6.5
ā te̍ agna ṛ̱cā ha̱viḥ śukra̍sya śociṣas pate |
suśca̍ndra̱ dasma̱ viśpa̍te̱ havya̍vā̱ṭ tubhya̍ṁ hūyata̱ iṣa̍ṁ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̍ra ||
To thee the splendid, Lord of flame, bright, wondrous, Prince of men, is brought. Oblation with the holy verse, O Agni, bearer of our gifts. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
5.6.6
pro tye a̱gnayo̱ 'gniṣu̱ viśva̍m puṣyanti̱ vārya̍m |
te hi̍nvire̱ ta i̍nvire̱ ta i̍ṣaṇyanty ānu̱ṣag iṣa̍ṁ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̍ra ||
These Agnis in the seats of the fire nourish each thing most excellent. They give delight, they spread abroad, they move themselves continually. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
5.6.7
tava̱ tye a̍gne a̱rcayo̱ mahi̍ vrādhanta vā̱jina̍ḥ |
ye patva̍bhiḥ śa̱phānā̍ṁ vra̱jā bhu̱ranta̱ gonā̱m iṣa̍ṁ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̍ra ||
Agni, these brilliant flames of thine wax like strong chargers mightily, Who with the treadings of their hoofs go swiftly to the stalls of kine. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
5.6.8
navā̍ no agna̱ ā bha̍ra sto̱tṛbhya̍ḥ sukṣi̱tīr iṣa̍ḥ |
te syā̍ma̱ ya ā̍nṛ̱cus tvādū̍tāso̱ dame̍-dama̱ iṣa̍ṁ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̍ra ||
To us who laud thee, Agni, bring fresh food and safe and happy homes. May we who have sung hymns to thee have thee for envoy in each house. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
5.6.9
u̱bhe su̍ścandra sa̱rpiṣo̱ darvī̍ śrīṇīṣa ā̱sani̍ |
u̱to na̱ ut pu̍pūryā u̱ktheṣu̍ śavasas pata̱ iṣa̍ṁ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̍ra ||
Thou, brilliant God, within thy mouth warmest both ladies of the oil. So fill us also, in our hymns, abundantly, O Lord of Strength,Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
5.6.10
e̱vām̐ a̱gnim a̍juryamur gī̱rbhir ya̱jñebhi̍r ānu̱ṣak |
dadha̍d a̱sme su̱vīrya̍m u̱ta tyad ā̱śvaśvya̱m iṣa̍ṁ sto̱tṛbhya̱ ā bha̍ra ||
Thus Agni have we duly served with sacrifices and with hymns. So may he give us what we crave, store of brave sons and fleet-foot steeds. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
Translations (7)
- 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
- Vedic Hymns, Part II: Hymns to Agni (Maṇḍalas I–V) (SBE 46) — Hermann Oldenberg 1897, English
Commentaries (10)
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Ṛgvedabhāṣya) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedapadapāṭha — Śākalya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgarthadīpikā — Veṅkaṭamādhava, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Skandasvāmin) — Skandasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedabhāṣya (Udgītha) — Udgītha, Sanskrit
- Ṛgbhāṣya (Madhva) — Madhva, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāvyākhyā — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Udgīthācārya, Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasūktanirukta — Mādhava, Sanskrit
- Bhāṣya — Sanskrit
Other recensions (1)
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