Rigveda 5.20

HYMN XX. AGNI. · ४ प्रयस्वन्त आत्रेयाः। अग्निः। अनुष्टुप्, ४ पंक्तिः।

5.20.1

यम॑ग्ने वाजसातम॒ त्वं चि॒न् मन्य॑से र॒यिम् | तं नो॑ गी॒र्भिः श्र॒वाय्यं॑ देव॒त्रा प॑नया॒ युज॑म् ||

1 / 1

Scroll wheel or ↑ ↓ keys move between shlokas · swipe on touch

Source text

Complete verse transcript

Source: DharmicData Sanskrit; Griffith English via rigveda-online (public domain)

This reader preserves the available Sanskrit and attributed translation. A modern interpretation is shown only when reviewed text exists in the source record.

5.20.1

AGNI, best winner of the spoil, cause us to praise before the Gods As our associate meet for lauds, wealth which thou verily deemest wealth.

5.20.2

ये अ॑ग्ने॒ नेरय॑न्ति ते वृ॒द्धा उ॒ग्रस्य॒ शव॑सः | अप॒ द्वेषो॒ अप॒ ह्वरो॒ऽन्यव्र॑तस्य सश्चिरे ||

Agni, the great who ward not off the anger of thy power and might Stir up the wrath and hatred due to one who holds an alien creed.

5.20.3

होता॑रं त्वा वृणीम॒हेऽग्ने॒ दक्ष॑स्य॒ साध॑नम् | य॒ज्ञेषु॑ पू॒र्व्यं गि॒रा प्रय॑स्वन्तो हवामहे ||

Thee, Agni, would we choose as Priest, the perfecter of strength and skill; We who bring sacred food invoke with song thee Chief at holy rites.

5.20.4

इ॒त्था यथा॑ त ऊ॒तये॒ सह॑सावन्दि॒वेदि॑वे | रा॒य ऋ॒ताय॑ सुक्रतो॒ गोभि॑: ष्याम सध॒मादो॑ वी॒रैः स्या॑म सध॒माद॑: ||

Here as is needful for thine aid we toil, O Conqueror, day by day, For wealth, for Law. May we rejoice, Most Wise One! at the feast, with kine, rejoice, with heroes, at the feast.