[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Saṃhitās (mantra collections)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita) › [Samaveda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama) › 4 # Samaveda 4 Sāmavedasaṃhitā 4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama.4) āgneyaṃ kāṇḍam prathamaḥ prapāṭhakaḥ . prathamo 'rdhaḥ 1 1 1 0101a agna ā yāhi vītaye gṛṇāno havyadātaye . 1 1 1 0101c ni hotā satsi barhiṣi .. 1 1 1 1 0101a tvamagne yajñānāṃ hotā viśveṣāṃ hitaḥ . 1 1 1 0102c devebhirmānuṣe jane .. 2 1 1 1 0103a agniṃ dūtaṃ vṛṇīmahe hotāraṃ viśvavedasam . 1 1 1 0103c asya yajñasya sukratum .. 3 1 1 1 0104a agnirvṛtrāṇi jaṅghanaddraviṇasyurvipanyayā . 1 1 1 0104c samiddhaḥ śukra āhutaḥ .. 4 1 1 1 0105a preṣṭhaṃ vo atithiṃ stuṣe mitramiva priyam . 1 1 1 0105c agne rathaṃ na vedyam .. 5 1 1 1 0106a tvaṃ no agne mahobhiḥ pāhi viśvasyā arāteḥ . 1 1 1 0106c uta dviṣo martyasya .. 6 1 1 1 0107a ehyū ṣu bravāṇi te 'gna itthetarā giraḥ . 1 1 1 0107c ebhirvardhāsa indubhiḥ .. 7 1 1 1 0108a ā te vatso mano yamatparamāccitsadhasthāt . 1 1 1 0108c agne tvāṃ kāmaye girā .. 8 1 1 1 0109a tvāmagne puṣkarādadhyatharvā niramanthata . 1 1 1 0109c mūrdhno viśvasya vāghataḥ .. 9 1 1 1 0110a agne vivasvadā bharāsmabhyamūtaye mahe . 1 1 1 0110c devo hyasi no dṛśe .. 10 > O Agni, thou hast been ordained Hotar of every sacrifice, > By Gods, among the race of men. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, The Hymns of the Samaveda > Agni we choose as envoy, skilled performer of this holy rite, > Hotar, possessor of all wealth. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, The Hymns of the Samaveda > Served with oblation, kindled, bright, through love of song may Agni, bent > On riches, smite the Vritras dead! > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, The Hymns of the Samaveda > I laud your most beloved guest like a dear friend, O Agni, him > Who, like a chariot, wins us wealth. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, The Hymns of the Samaveda > Do thou, O Agni, with great might guard us from all malignity, > Yea, from the hate of mortal man! > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, The Hymns of the Samaveda > O Agni, come; far other songs of praise will I sing forth to thee. > Wax mighty with these Soma-drops! > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, The Hymns of the Samaveda > May Vatsa draw thy mind away even from thy loftiest dwelling place! > Agni, I yearn for thee with song. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, The Hymns of the Samaveda > Agni, Atharvan brought thee forth by rubbing from the sky, the head > Of all who offer sacrifice. > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, The Hymns of the Samaveda > O Agni, bring us radiant light to be our mighty succour, for > Thou art our visible deity! > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, The Hymns of the Samaveda > Come, Agni, praised with song, to feast and sacrificial offering: sit > As Hotar on the holy grass! > — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, The Hymns of the Samaveda - [Previous: 3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama.3) - [Next: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama.5) ## Translations (1) - [The Hymns of the Samaveda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama~en-griffith.1.1.1.1.2) — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1893, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Sāmavedabhāṣya (Bharatasvāmin)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama!bharatasvamin) — Bharatasvāmin, Sanskrit - [Sāmavedārthaprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama!samavedarthaprakasa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Sāmavedasaṃhitā (ed. Theodor Benfey)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama*benfey1848.4) — Sanskrit ## Discussed in (4) - [A Vedic Concordance](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.bloomfield-1906.c6.10) — Bloomfield 1906, English - [Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.mookerji-1947.c9.94) — Mookerji 1947, English - [The Roots, Verb-forms, and Primary Derivatives of the Sanskrit Language](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.whitney-1885.c4.335) — Whitney 1885, English - [Die Hymnen des Rigveda, Bd. I: Metrische und textgeschichtliche Prolegomena](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.literature.oldenberg-1888.c7.s5.22) — Oldenberg 1888, German --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama.4) · Pramāṇa