Rigveda 8.71
Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 8.71
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- Sanskrit
8.71.1
tvaṁ no̍ agne̱ maho̍bhiḥ pā̱hi viśva̍syā̱ arā̍teḥ |
u̱ta dvi̱ṣo martya̍sya ||
O AGNI, with thy mighty wealth guard us from all malignity, Yea, from all hate of mortal man.
8.71.2
na̱hi ma̱nyuḥ pauru̍ṣeya̱ īśe̱ hi va̍ḥ priyajāta |
tvam id a̍si̱ kṣapā̍vān ||
For over thee, O Friend from birth, the wrath of man hath no control: Nay, Guardian of the earth art thou.
8.71.3
sa no̱ viśve̍bhir de̱vebhi̱r ūrjo̍ napā̱d bhadra̍śoce |
ra̱yiṁ de̍hi vi̱śvavā̍ram ||
As such, with all the Gods, O Son of Strength, auspicious in thy flame. Give us wealth bringing all things good.
8.71.4
na tam a̍gne̱ arā̍tayo̱ marta̍ṁ yuvanta rā̱yaḥ |
yaṁ trāya̍se dā̱śvāṁsa̍m ||
Malignities stay not from wealth the mortal man whom, Agni, thou Protectest while he offers gifts.
8.71.5
yaṁ tvaṁ vi̍pra me̱dhasā̍tā̱v agne̍ hi̱noṣi̱ dhanā̍ya |
sa tavo̱tī goṣu̱ gantā̍ ||
Sage Agni, be whom thou dost urge, in worship of the Gods, to wealth, With thine assistance winneth kine.
8.71.6
tvaṁ ra̱yim pu̍ru̱vīra̱m agne̍ dā̱śuṣe̱ martā̍ya |
pra ṇo̍ naya̱ vasyo̱ accha̍ ||
Riches with many heroes thou hast for the man who offers gifts: Lead thou us on to higher bliss.
8.71.7
u̱ru̱ṣyā ṇo̱ mā parā̍ dā aghāya̱te jā̍tavedaḥ |
du̱rā̱dhye̱3̱̍ martā̍ya ||
Save us, O Jâtavedas, nor abandon us to him who sins, Unto the evil-hearted man.
8.71.8
agne̱ māki̍ṣ ṭe de̱vasya̍ rā̱tim ade̍vo yuyota |
tvam ī̍śiṣe̱ vasū̍nām ||
O Agni, let no godless man avert thy bounty as a God: Over all treasures thou art Lord.
8.71.9
sa no̱ vasva̱ upa̍ mā̱sy ūrjo̍ napā̱n māhi̍nasya |
sakhe̍ vaso jari̱tṛbhya̍ḥ ||
So, Son of Strength, thou aidest us to what is great and excellent. Those, Vasu! Friend! who sing thy praise.
8.71.10
acchā̍ naḥ śī̱raśo̍ciṣa̱ṁ giro̍ yantu darśa̱tam |
acchā̍ ya̱jñāso̱ nama̍sā purū̱vasu̍m purupraśa̱stam ū̱taye̍ ||
Let our songs come anear to him beauteous and bright with piercing flame Our offerings, with our homage, to the Lord of wealth, to him whom many praise, for help:
8.71.11
a̱gniṁ sū̱nuṁ saha̍so jā̱tave̍dasaṁ dā̱nāya̱ vāryā̍ṇām |
dvi̱tā yo bhūd a̱mṛto̱ martye̱ṣv ā hotā̍ ma̱ndrata̍mo vi̱śi ||
To Agni Jâtavedas, to the Son of Strength, that he may give us precious gifts, Immortal, from of old Priest among mortal men, the most delightful in the house.
8.71.12
a̱gniṁ vo̍ devaya̱jyayā̱gnim pra̍ya̱ty a̍dhva̱re |
a̱gniṁ dhī̱ṣu pra̍tha̱mam a̱gnim arva̍ty a̱gniṁ kṣaitrā̍ya̱ sādha̍se ||
Agni, made yours by sacrifice, Agni, while holy rites advance; Agni, the first in songs, first with the warrior steed; Agril to win the land for us.
8.71.13
a̱gnir i̱ṣāṁ sa̱khye da̍dātu na̱ īśe̱ yo vāryā̍ṇām |
a̱gniṁ to̱ke tana̍ye̱ śaśva̍d īmahe̱ vasu̱ṁ santa̍ṁ tanū̱pām ||
May Agni who is Lord of wealth vouchsafe us food for friendship sake. Agni we ever seek for seed and progeny, the Vasu who protects our lives.
8.71.14
a̱gnim ī̍ḻi̱ṣvāva̍se̱ gāthā̍bhiḥ śī̱raśo̍ciṣam |
a̱gniṁ rā̱ye pu̍rumīḻha śru̱taṁ naro̱ 'gniṁ su̍dī̱taye̍ cha̱rdiḥ ||
Solicit with your chants, for help, Agni the God with piercing flame, For riches famous Agni, Purumîḷha and ye men! Agni to light our dwelling well.
8.71.15
a̱gniṁ dveṣo̱ yota̱vai no̍ gṛṇīmasy a̱gniṁ śaṁ yoś ca̱ dāta̍ve |
viśvā̍su vi̱kṣv a̍vi̱teva̱ havyo̱ bhuva̱d vastu̍r ṛṣū̱ṇām ||
Agni we laud that he may keep our foes afar, Agni to give us health and strength. Let him as Guardian be invoked in all the tribes, the lighter-up of glowing brands.
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
- Hymns from the Rigveda — Arthur Anthony Macdonell 1922, English
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
Other recensions (1)
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