Rigveda 8.103
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 8.103
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- Sanskrit
8.103.1
ada̍rśi gātu̱vitta̍mo̱ yasmi̍n vra̱tāny ā̍da̱dhuḥ |
upo̱ ṣu jā̱tam ārya̍sya̱ vardha̍nam a̱gniṁ na̍kṣanta no̱ gira̍ḥ ||
THAT noblest Furtherer hath appeared, to whom men bring their holy works. Our songs of praise have risen aloft to Agni who was barn to give the Ârya strength.
8.103.2
pra daivo̍dāso a̱gnir de̱vām̐ acchā̱ na ma̱jmanā̍ |
anu̍ mā̱tara̍m pṛthi̱vīṁ vi vā̍vṛte ta̱sthau nāka̍sya̱ sāna̍vi ||
Agni of Divodâsa turned, as 'twere in majesty, to the Gods. Onward he sped along the mother earth, and took his station in the height of heaven.
8.103.3
yasmā̱d reja̍nta kṛ̱ṣṭaya̍ś ca̱rkṛtyā̍ni kṛṇva̱taḥ |
sa̱ha̱sra̱sām me̱dhasā̍tāv iva̱ tmanā̱gniṁ dhī̱bhiḥ sa̍paryata ||
Him before whom the people shrink when he performs his glorious deeds, Him who wins thousands at the worship of the Gods, himself, that Agni, serve with son s.
8.103.4
pra yaṁ rā̱ye ninī̍ṣasi̱ marto̱ yas te̍ vaso̱ dāśa̍t |
sa vī̱raṁ dha̍tte agna ukthaśa̱ṁsina̱ṁ tmanā̍ sahasrapo̱ṣiṇa̍m ||
The mortal man whom thou wouldst lead to opulence, O Vasu, he who brings thee gifts. He, Agni, wins himself a hero singing lauds, yea, one who feeds a thousand men.
8.103.5
sa dṛ̱ḻhe ci̍d a̱bhi tṛ̍ṇatti̱ vāja̱m arva̍tā̱ sa dha̍tte̱ akṣi̍ti̱ śrava̍ḥ |
tve de̍va̱trā sadā̍ purūvaso̱ viśvā̍ vā̱māni̍ dhīmahi ||
He with the steed wins spoil even in the fenced fort, and gains imperishable fame. In thee, O Lord of wealth, continually we lay all precious offerings to the Gods.
8.103.6
yo viśvā̱ daya̍te̱ vasu̱ hotā̍ ma̱ndro janā̍nām |
madho̱r na pātrā̍ pratha̱māny a̍smai̱ pra stomā̍ yanty a̱gnaye̍ ||
To him who dealeth out all wealth, who is the cheerful Priest of men, To him, like the first vessels filled with savoury juice, to Agni go the songs of praise.
8.103.7
aśva̱ṁ na gī̱rbhī ra̱thya̍ṁ su̱dāna̍vo marmṛ̱jyante̍ deva̱yava̍ḥ |
u̱bhe to̱ke tana̍ye dasma viśpate̱ parṣi̱ rādho̍ ma̱ghonā̍m ||
Votaries, richly-gifted, deck him with their songs, even as the steed who draws the car. On both, Strong Lord of men! on child and grandson pour the bounties which our nobles give.
8.103.8
pra maṁhi̍ṣṭhāya gāyata ṛ̱tāvne̍ bṛha̱te śu̱kraśo̍ciṣe |
upa̍stutāso a̱gnaye̍ ||
Sing forth to him, the Holy, most munificent, sublime with his refulgent glow, To Agni, ye Upastutas.
8.103.9
ā va̍ṁsate ma̱ghavā̍ vī̱rava̱d yaśa̱ḥ sami̍ddho dyu̱mny āhu̍taḥ |
ku̱vin no̍ asya suma̱tir navī̍ya̱sy acchā̱ vāje̍bhir ā̱gama̍t ||
Worshipped with gifts, enkindled, splendid, Maghavan shall win himself heroic fame. And will not his most newly shown benevolence come to us with abundant strength?
8.103.10
preṣṭha̍m u pri̱yāṇā̍ṁ stu̱hy ā̍sā̱vāti̍thim |
a̱gniṁ rathā̍nā̱ṁ yama̍m ||
Priest, presser of the juice! praise now the dearest Guest of all our friends, Agni, the driver of the cars.
8.103.11
udi̍tā̱ yo nidi̍tā̱ vedi̍tā̱ vasv ā ya̱jñiyo̍ va̱varta̍ti |
du̱ṣṭarā̱ yasya̍ prava̱ṇe normayo̍ dhi̱yā vāja̱ṁ siṣā̍sataḥ ||
Who, finder-out of treasures open and concealed, bringeth them hither, Holy One; Whose waves, as in a cataract, are hard to pass, when he, through song, would win him strength.
8.103.12
mā no̍ hṛṇītā̱m ati̍thi̱r vasu̍r a̱gniḥ pu̍rupraśa̱sta e̱ṣaḥ |
yaḥ su̱hotā̍ svadhva̱raḥ ||
Let not the noble Guest, Agni, be wroth with us: by many a man his praise is sung, Good Herald, skilled in sacrifice.
8.103.13
mo te ri̍ṣa̱n ye accho̍ktibhir va̱so 'gne̱ kebhi̍ś ci̱d evai̍ḥ |
kī̱riś ci̱d dhi tvām īṭṭe̍ dū̱tyā̍ya rā̱taha̍vyaḥ svadhva̱raḥ ||
O Vasu, Agni, let not them be harmed who come in any way with lauds to thee. Even the lowly, skilled in rites, with offered gifts, seeketh thee for the envoy's task.
8.103.14
āgne̍ yāhi ma̱rutsa̍khā ru̱drebhi̱ḥ soma̍pītaye |
sobha̍ryā̱ upa̍ suṣṭu̱tim mā̱daya̍sva̱ sva̍rṇare ||
Friend of the Maruts, Agni, come with Rudras to the Soma-draught, To Sobharî's fair song of praise, and be thou joyful in the light.
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
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