Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 11

Containing 9 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 11, Verse 1

अ॒ग्निर्होता॑ पु॒रोहि॑तोऽध्व॒रस्य॒ विच॑र्षणिः स वे॑द य॒ज्ञमा॑नु॒षक्

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"AGNI is Priest, the great High Priest of sacrifice, most swift in act: He knows the rite in constant course."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 11, Verse 2

स ह॑व्य॒वाळम॑र्त्य उ॒शिग्दू॒तश्चनो॑हितः अ॒ग्निर्धि॒या समृ॑ण्वति

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Oblation-bearer, deathless, well inclined, an eager messenger, Agni comes nigh us with the thought."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 11, Verse 3

अ॒ग्निर्धि॒या स चे॑तति के॒तुर्य॒ज्ञस्य॑ पू॒र्व्यः अर्थं॒ ह्य॑स्य त॒रणि॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Ensign of sacrifice from of old, Agni well knoweth with his thought To prosper this man's aim and hope."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 11, Verse 4

अ॒ग्निं सू॒नुं सन॑श्रुतं॒ सह॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसम् वह्निं॑ दे॒वा अ॑कृण्वत

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Agni, illustrious from old time, the Son of Strength who knows all life, The Gods have made to their Priest."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 11, Verse 5

अदा॑भ्यः पुरए॒ता वि॒शाम॒ग्निर्मानु॑षीणाम् तूर्णी॒ रथः॒ सदा॒ नवः॑

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Infallible is Agni, he who goes before the tribes of men, A chariot swift and ever new."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 11, Verse 6

सा॒ह्वान्विश्वा॑ अभि॒युजः॒ क्रतु॑र्दे॒वाना॒ममृ॑क्तः अ॒ग्निस्तु॒विश्र॑वस्तमः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"Strength of the Gods which none may harm, subduing all his enemies, Agni is mightiest in fame."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 11, Verse 7

अ॒भि प्रयां॑सि॒ वाह॑सा दा॒श्वाँ अ॑श्नोति॒ मर्त्यः॑ क्षयं॑ पाव॒कशो॑चिषः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"By offering sacred food to him the mortal worshipper obtains. A home from him whose light makes pure."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 11, Verse 8

परि॒ विश्वा॑नि॒ सुधि॑ता॒ग्नेर॑श्याम॒ मन्म॑भिः विप्रा॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसः

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"From Agni, by our hymns, may we gain all things that bring happiness, Singers of him who knows all life."

Rigveda

Mandala 3, Hymn 11, Verse 9

अग्ने॒ विश्वा॑नि॒ वार्या॒ वाजे॑षु सनिषामहे त्वे दे॒वास॒ एरि॑रे

Translations (english)
Ralph T.H. Griffith

"O Agni, in our deeds of might may we obtain all precious things: Tle Gods are centred all in thee."