Rigveda 4.15

HYMN XV. AGNI. · १० वामदेवो गौतमः। अग्निः, ७-८ सोमकः साहदेव्यः, ९-१० अश्विनौ। गायत्री।

4.15.1

अ॒ग्निर्होता॑ नो अध्व॒रे वा॒जी सन् परि॑ णीयते | दे॒वो दे॒वेषु॑ य॒ज्ञिय॑: ||

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4.15.1

अ॒ग्निर्होता॑ नो अध्व॒रे वा॒जी सन् परि॑ णीयते | दे॒वो दे॒वेषु॑ य॒ज्ञिय॑: ||

AGNI the Herald, like a horse, is led forth at our solemn rite, God among Gods adorable.

4.15.2

परि॑ त्रिवि॒ष्ट्य॑ध्व॒रं यात्य॒ग्नी र॒थीरि॑व | आ दे॒वेषु॒ प्रयो॒ दध॑त् ||

Three times unto our solemn rite comes Agni like a charioteer, Bearing the viands to the Gods.

4.15.3

परि॒ वाज॑पतिः क॒विर॒ग्निर्ह॒व्यान्य॑क्रमीत् | दध॒द् रत्ना॑नि दा॒शुषे॑ ||

Round the oblations hath he paced, Agni the Wise, the Lord of Strength, Giving the offerer precious boons.

4.15.4

अ॒यं यः सृञ्ज॑ये पु॒रो दै॑ववा॒ते स॑मि॒ध्यते॑ | द्यु॒माँ अ॑मित्र॒दम्भ॑नः ||

He who is kindled eastward for Sṛñjaya, Devāvata's son, Resplendent, tamer of the foe.

4.15.5

अस्य॑ घा वी॒र ईव॑तो॒ऽग्नेरी॑शीत॒ मर्त्य॑: | ति॒ग्मज॑म्भस्य मी॒ळहुष॑: ||

So mighty be the Agni whom the mortal hero shall command, With sharpened teeth and bountiful.

4.15.6

तमर्व॑न्तं॒ न सा॑न॒सिम॑रु॒षं न दि॒वः शिशु॑म् | म॒र्मृ॒ज्यन्ते॑ दि॒वेदि॑वे ||

Day after day they dress him, as they clean a horse who wins the prize. Dress the red Scion of the Sky.

4.15.7

बोध॒द्यन्मा॒ हरि॑भ्यां कुमा॒रः सा॑हदे॒व्यः | अच्छा॒ न हू॒त उद॑रम् ||

When Sahadeva's princely son with two bay horses thought of me, Summoned by him I drew not back.

4.15.8

उ॒त त्या य॑ज॒ता हरी॑ कुमा॒रात् सा॑हदे॒व्यात् | प्रय॑ता स॒द्य आ द॑दे ||

And truly those two noble bays I straightway took when offered me, From Sahadeva's princely son.

4.15.9

ए॒ष वां॑ देवावश्विना कुमा॒रः सा॑हदे॒व्यः | दी॒र्घायु॑रस्तु॒ सोम॑कः ||

Long, O ye Aśvins, may he live, your care, ye Gods, the princely son. Of Sahadeva, Somaka.

4.15.10

तं यु॒वं दे॑वावश्विना कुमा॒रं सा॑हदे॒व्यम् | दी॒र्घायु॑षं कृणोतन ||

Cause him the youthful prince, the son of Sahadeva, to enjoy Long life, O Aśvins, O ye Gods.