DharmaPragya
Mandala 2, Hymn 8
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 2, Hymn 8, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
वा॒ज॒यन्नि॑व॒ नू रथा॒न्योगाँ॑ अ॒ग्नेरुप॑ स्तुहि य॒शस्त॑मस्य मी॒ळ्हुषः॑
"Now praise, as one who strives for strength, the harnessing of Agni's car, The liberal, the most splendid One;"
Mandala 2, Hymn 8, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
यः सु॑नी॒थो द॑दा॒शुषे॑ऽजु॒र्यो ज॒रय॑न्न॒रिम् चारु॑प्रतीक॒ आहु॑तः
"Who, guiding worshippers aright, withers, untouched by age, the foe: When worshipped fair to look upon;"
Mandala 2, Hymn 8, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
य उ॑ श्रि॒या दमे॒ष्वा दो॒षोषसि॑ प्रश॒स्यते॑ यस्य॑ व्र॒तं न मीय॑ते
"Who for his glory is extolled at eve and morning in our homes, Whose statute is inviolate;"
Mandala 2, Hymn 8, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ यः स्व१॒॑र्ण भा॒नुना॑ चि॒त्रो वि॒भात्य॒र्चिषा॑ अ॒ञ्जा॒नो अ॒जरै॑र॒भि
"Who shines refulgent like the Sun, with brilliance and with fiery flame, Decked with imperishable sheen."
Mandala 2, Hymn 8, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अत्रि॒मनु॑ स्व॒राज्य॑म॒ग्निमु॒क्थानि॑ वावृधुः विश्वा॒ अधि॒ श्रियो॑ दधे
"Him Atri, Agni, have our songs Strengthened according to his sway: All glories hath he made his own."
Mandala 2, Hymn 8, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्नेरिन्द्र॑स्य॒ सोम॑स्य दे॒वाना॑मू॒तिभि॑र्व॒यम् अरि॑ष्यन्तः सचेमह्य॒भि ष्या॑म पृतन्य॒तः
"May we with Agni's, Indra's help, with Soma's, yea, of all the Gods, Uninjured dwell together still, and conquer those who fight with us."