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Rigveda 5.8

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 5.8

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Sanskrit

5.8.1

tvām a̍gna ṛtā̱yava̱ḥ sam ī̍dhire pra̱tnam pra̱tnāsa̍ ū̱taye̍ sahaskṛta |
pu̱ru̱śca̱ndraṁ ya̍ja̱taṁ vi̱śvadhā̍yasa̱ṁ damū̍nasaṁ gṛ̱hapa̍ti̱ṁ vare̍ṇyam ||

O AGNI urged to strength, the men of old who loved the Law enkindled thee, the Ancient, for their aid, Thee very bright, and holy, nourisher of all, most excellent, the Friend and Master of the home.

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

5.8.2

tvām a̍gne̱ ati̍thim pū̱rvyaṁ viśa̍ḥ śo̱ciṣke̍śaṁ gṛ̱hapa̍ti̱ṁ ni ṣe̍dire |
bṛ̱hatke̍tum puru̱rūpa̍ṁ dhana̱spṛta̍ṁ su̱śarmā̍ṇa̱ṁ svava̍saṁ jara̱dviṣa̍m ||

Thee, Agni, men have stablished as their guest of old, as Master of the household, thee, with hair of flame; High-bannered, multiform, distributor of wealth, kind helper, good protector, drier of the floods.

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

5.8.3

tvām a̍gne̱ mānu̍ṣīr īḻate̱ viśo̍ hotrā̱vida̱ṁ vivi̍ciṁ ratna̱dhāta̍mam |
guhā̱ santa̍ṁ subhaga vi̱śvada̍rśataṁ tuviṣva̱ṇasa̍ṁ su̱yaja̍ṁ ghṛta̱śriya̍m ||

The tribes of men praise thee, Agni, who knowest well burnt offerings, the Discerner, lavishest of wealth, Dwelling in secret, Blest One! visible to all, loud-roaring, skilled in worship, glorified with oil.

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

5.8.4

tvām a̍gne dharṇa̱siṁ vi̱śvadhā̍ va̱yaṁ gī̱rbhir gṛ̱ṇanto̱ nama̱sopa̍ sedima |
sa no̍ juṣasva samidhā̱no a̍ṅgiro de̱vo marta̍sya ya̱śasā̍ sudī̱tibhi̍ḥ ||

Ever to thee, O Agni, as exceeding strong have we drawn nigh with songs and reverence singing hymns. So be thou pleased with us, Angiras! as a God enkindled by the noble with man's goodly light.

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

5.8.5

tvam a̍gne puru̱rūpo̍ vi̱śe-vi̍śe̱ vayo̍ dadhāsi pra̱tnathā̍ puruṣṭuta |
pu̱rūṇy annā̱ saha̍sā̱ vi rā̍jasi̱ tviṣi̱ḥ sā te̍ titviṣā̱ṇasya̱ nādhṛṣe̍ ||

Thou, Agni! multiform, God who art lauded much! givest in every house subsistence as of old. Thou rulest by thy might o'er food of many a sort: that light of thine when blazing may not be opposed.

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

5.8.6

tvām a̍gne samidhā̱naṁ ya̍viṣṭhya de̱vā dū̱taṁ ca̍krire havya̱vāha̍nam |
u̱ru̱jraya̍saṁ ghṛ̱tayo̍ni̱m āhu̍taṁ tve̱ṣaṁ cakṣu̍r dadhire coda̱yanma̍ti ||

The Gods, Most Youthful Agni, have made thee, inflamed, the bearer of oblations and the messenger. Thee, widely-reaching, homed in sacred oil, invoked, effulgent, have they made the Eye that stirs the thought.

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

5.8.7

tvām a̍gne pra̱diva̱ āhu̍taṁ ghṛ̱taiḥ su̍mnā̱yava̍ḥ suṣa̱midhā̱ sam ī̍dhire |
sa vā̍vṛdhā̱na oṣa̍dhībhir ukṣi̱to̱3̱̍ 'bhi jrayā̍ṁsi̱ pārthi̍vā̱ vi ti̍ṣṭhase ||

Men seeking joy have lit thee worshipped from of old, O Agni, with good fuel and with sacred oil. So thou, bedewed and waxing mighty by the plants, spreadest thyself abroad over the realms of earth.

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

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