DharmaPragya
Mandala 10, Hymn 80
Containing 7 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 10, Hymn 80, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्निः सप्तिं॑ वाजम्भ॒रं द॑दात्य॒ग्निर्वी॒रं श्रुत्यं॑ कर्मनिः॒ष्ठाम् अ॒ग्नी रोद॑सी॒ वि च॑रत्सम॒ञ्जन्न॒ग्निर्नारीं॑ वी॒रकु॑क्षिं॒ पुरं॑धिम्
"AGNI bestows the fleet prize-winning courser: Agni, the hero famed and firm in duty. Agni pervades and decks the earth and heaven, and fills the fruitful dame who teems with heroes."
Mandala 10, Hymn 80, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्नेरप्न॑सः स॒मिद॑स्तु भ॒द्राग्निर्म॒ही रोद॑सी॒ आ वि॑वेश अ॒ग्निरेकं॑ चोदयत्स॒मत्स्व॒ग्निर्वृ॒त्राणि॑ दयते पु॒रूणि॑
"Blest be the wood that feeds the active Agni: within the two great worlds hath Agni entered. Agni impels a single man to battle, and with him rends in pieces many a foeman."
Mandala 10, Hymn 80, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्निर्ह॒ त्यं जर॑तः॒ कर्ण॑मावा॒ग्निर॒द्भ्यो निर॑दह॒ज्जरू॑थम् अ॒ग्निरत्रिं॑ घ॒र्म उ॑रुष्यद॒न्तर॒ग्निर्नृ॒मेधं॑ प्र॒जया॑सृज॒त्सम्
"Agni rejoiced the car of him who praised lim, and from the waters burnt away Jarûtha. Agni saved Atri in the fiery cavem, and made Nr̥imedha rich with troops of children."
Mandala 10, Hymn 80, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 7
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अ॒ग्निर्दा॒द्द्रवि॑णं वी॒रपे॑शा अ॒ग्निर्ऋषिं॒ यः स॒हस्रा॑ स॒नोति॑ अ॒ग्निर्दि॒वि ह॒व्यमा त॑ताना॒ग्नेर्धामा॑नि॒ विभृ॑ता पुरु॒त्रा
"Agni hath granted wealth that decks the hero, and sent the sage who wins a thousand cattle. Agni hath made oblations rise to heaven: to every place are Agni's laws extended."
Mandala 10, Hymn 80, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्निमु॒क्थैर्ऋष॑यो॒ वि ह्व॑यन्ते॒ऽग्निं नरो॒ याम॑नि बाधि॒तासः॑ अ॒ग्निं वयो॑ अ॒न्तरि॑क्षे॒ पत॑न्तो॒ऽग्निः स॒हस्रा॒ परि॑ याति॒ गोना॑म्
"With songs of praise the R̥ishis call on Agni; on Agni, heroes worsted in the foray. Birds flying in the region call on Agni around a thousand cattle Agni wanders."
Mandala 10, Hymn 80, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्निं विश॑ ईळते॒ मानु॑षी॒र्या अ॒ग्निं मनु॑षो॒ नहु॑षो॒ वि जा॒ताः अ॒ग्निर्गान्ध॑र्वीं प॒थ्या॑मृ॒तस्या॒ग्नेर्गव्यू॑तिर्घृ॒त आ निष॑त्ता
"Races of human birth pay Agni worship, men who have sprung from Nahus' line adore him. Stablished in holy oil is Agni's pasture, on the Gandharva path of Law and Order."
Mandala 10, Hymn 80, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 7
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्नये॒ ब्रह्म॑ ऋ॒भव॑स्ततक्षुर॒ग्निं म॒हाम॑वोचामा सुवृ॒क्तिम् अग्ने॒ प्राव॑ जरि॒तारं॑ यवि॒ष्ठाग्ने॒ महि॒ द्रवि॑ण॒मा य॑जस्व
"The R̥ibhus fabricated prayer for Agni, and we with mighty hymns have called on Agni. Agni, Most Youthful God, protect the singer: win us by worship, Agni, great possessions."