DharmaPragya
Mandala 3, Hymn 16
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 3, Hymn 16, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒यम॒ग्निः सु॒वीर्य॒स्येशे॑ म॒हः सौभ॑गस्य रा॒य ई॑शे स्वप॒त्यस्य॒ गोम॑त॒ ईशे॑ वृत्र॒हथा॑नाम्
"THIS Agni is the Lord of great felicity and hero Strength; Lord of wealth in herds of kine; Lord of the battles with the foe."
Mandala 3, Hymn 16, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒मं न॑रो मरुतः सश्चता॒ वृधं॒ यस्मि॒न्रायः॒ शेवृ॑धासः अ॒भि ये सन्ति॒ पृत॑नासु दू॒ढ्यो॑ वि॒श्वाहा॒ शत्रु॑माद॒भुः
"Wait, Maruts, Heroes, upon him the Prosperer in whom is bliss-increasing wealth; Who in fights ever conquer evil-hearted men, who overcome the enemy."
Mandala 3, Hymn 16, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
स त्वं नो॑ रा॒यः शि॑शीहि॒ मीढ्वो॑ अग्ने सु॒वीर्य॑स्य तुवि॑द्युम्न॒ वर्षि॑ष्ठस्य प्र॒जाव॑तोऽनमी॒वस्य॑ शु॒ष्मिणः॑
"As such, O Agni, deal us wealth and hero might, O Bounteous One! Most lofty, very glorious, rich in progeny, free from disease and full of power."
Mandala 3, Hymn 16, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
चक्रि॒र्यो विश्वा॒ भुव॑ना॒भि सा॑स॒हिश्चक्रि॑र्दे॒वेष्वा दुवः॑ आ दे॒वेषु॒ यत॑त॒ आ सु॒वीर्य॒ आ शंस॑ उ॒त नृ॒णाम्
"He who made all that lives, who passes all in might, who orders service to the Gods, He works among the Gods, he works in hero strength, yea, also in the praise of men."
Mandala 3, Hymn 16, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
मा नो॑ अ॒ग्नेऽम॑तये॒ मावीर॑तायै रीरधः मागोता॑यै सहसस्पुत्र॒ मा नि॒देऽप॒ द्वेषां॒स्या कृ॑धि
"Give us not up to indigence, Agni, nor want of hero sons, Nor, Son of Strength, to lack of cattle, nor to blame. Drive. thou our enemies away."
Mandala 3, Hymn 16, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
श॒ग्धि वाज॑स्य सुभग प्र॒जाव॒तोऽग्ने॑ बृह॒तो अ॑ध्व॒रे सं रा॒या भूय॑सा सृज मयो॒भुना॒ तुवि॑द्युम्न॒ यश॑स्वता
"Help us to strength, blest Agni! rich in progeny, abundant, in our sacrifice. Flood us with riches yet more plenteous, bringing weal, with high renown, most Glorious One!"