8.38.1
य॒ज्ञस्य॒ हि स्थ ऋ॒त्विजा॒ सस्नी॒ वाजे॑षु॒ कर्म॑सु | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ तस्य॑ बोधतम् ||
YE Twain are Priests of sacrifice, winners in war and holy works: Indra and Agni, mark this well.
Rigveda 8.38
HYMN XXXVIII. INDRA-AGNI. · १० श्यावाश्व आत्रेय: । इन्द्राग्नी । गायत्री ।
8.38.1
य॒ज्ञस्य॒ हि स्थ ऋ॒त्विजा॒ सस्नी॒ वाजे॑षु॒ कर्म॑सु | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ तस्य॑ बोधतम् ||
YE Twain are Priests of sacrifice, winners in war and holy works: Indra and Agni, mark this well.
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8.38.2
तो॒शासा॑ रथ॒यावा॑ना वृत्र॒हणाप॑राजिता | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ तस्य॑ बोधतम् ||
Ye bounteous riders on the car, ye Vṛtra-slayers unsubdued: Indra and Agni, mark this well.
8.38.3
इ॒दं वां॑ मदि॒रं मध्वधु॑क्ष॒न्नद्रि॑भि॒र्नर॑: | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ तस्य॑ बोधतम् ||
The men with pressing-stones have pressed this meath of yours which gives delight: Indra, and Agni, mark this well.
8.38.4
जु॒षेथां॑ य॒ज्ञमि॒ष्टये॑ सु॒तं सोमं॑ सधस्तुती | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ आ ग॑तं नरा ||
Accept our sacrifice for weal, sharers of praise! the Soma shed: Indra and Agni, Heroes, come.
8.38.5
इ॒मा जु॑षेथां॒ सव॑ना॒ येभि॑र्ह॒व्यान्यू॒हथु॑: | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ आ ग॑तं नरा ||
Be pleased with these libations which attract you to our sacred gifts Indra and Agni, Heroes, come.
8.38.6
इ॒मां गा॑य॒त्रव॑र्तनिं जु॒षेथां॑ सुष्टु॒तिं मम॑ | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ आ ग॑तं नरा ||
Accept this eulogy of mine whose model is the Gāyatrī: Indra and Agni, Heroes, Come.
8.38.7
प्रा॒त॒र्याव॑भि॒रा ग॑तं दे॒वेभि॑र्जेन्यावसू | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ सोम॑पीतये ||
Come with the early-faring Gods, ye who are Lords of genuine wealth: Indra-Agni, to the Soma-draught
8.38.8
श्या॒वाश्व॑स्य सुन्व॒तोऽत्री॑णां शृणुतं॒ हव॑म् | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ सोम॑पीतये ||
Hear ye the call of Atris, hear Śyāvāśva as he sheds the juice: Indra-Agni to the Soma-draught
8.38.9
ए॒वा वा॑मह्व ऊ॒तये॒ यथाहु॑वन्त॒ मेधि॑राः | इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ सोम॑पीतये ||
Thus have I called you to our aid as sages called on you of old: Indra-Agni to the Soma draught!
8.38.10
आहं सर॑स्वतीवतोरिन्द्रा॒ग्न्योरवो॑ वृणे | याभ्यां॑ गाय॒त्रमृ॒च्यते॑ ||
Indra's and Agni's grace I claim, Sarasvatī's associates To whom this psalm of praise is sung.