DharmaPragya
Mandala 4, Hymn 8
Containing 8 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 4, Hymn 8, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
दू॒तं वो॑ वि॒श्ववे॑दसं हव्य॒वाह॒मम॑र्त्यम् यजि॑ष्ठमृञ्जसे गि॒रा
"YOUR envoy who possesses all, Immortal, bearer of your gifts, Best worshipper, I woo with song."
Mandala 4, Hymn 8, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
स हि वेदा॒ वसु॑धितिं म॒हाँ आ॒रोध॑नं दि॒वः स दे॒वाँ एह व॑क्षति
"He, Mighty, knows the gift of wealth, he knows the deep recess of heaven: He shall bring hitherward the Gods."
Mandala 4, Hymn 8, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
स वे॑द दे॒व आ॒नमं॑ दे॒वाँ ऋ॑ताय॒ते दमे॑ दाति॑ प्रि॒याणि॑ चि॒द्वसु॑
"He knows, a God himself, to guide Gods to the righteous in his home: He gives e'en treasures that we love."
Mandala 4, Hymn 8, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
स होता॒ सेदु॑ दू॒त्यं॑ चिकि॒त्वाँ अ॒न्तरी॑यते वि॒द्वाँ आ॒रोध॑नं दि॒वः
"He is the Herald: well-informed, he doth his errand to and fro, Knowing the deep recess of heaven."
Mandala 4, Hymn 8, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
ते स्या॑म॒ ये अ॒ग्नये॑ ददा॒शुर्ह॒व्यदा॑तिभिः य ईं॒ पुष्य॑न्त इन्ध॒ते
"May we be they who gratify Agni with sacrificial gifts, Whocherish and enkindle him."
Mandala 4, Hymn 8, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
ते रा॒या ते सु॒वीर्यैः॑ सस॒वांसो॒ वि शृ॑ण्विरे ये अ॒ग्ना द॑धि॒रे दुवः॑
"Illustrious for wealth are they, and hero deeds, victorious, Who have served Agni reverently."
Mandala 4, Hymn 8, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒स्मे रायो॑ दि॒वेदि॑वे॒ सं च॑रन्तु पुरु॒स्पृहः॑ अ॒स्मे वाजा॑स ईरताम्
"So unto us, day after day, may riches craved by many come, And power and might spring up for us."
Mandala 4, Hymn 8, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 8
SANSKRIT TEXT
स विप्र॑श्चर्षणी॒नां शव॑सा॒ मानु॑षाणाम् अति॑ क्षि॒प्रेव॑ विध्यति
"That holy Singer in his strength shoots forth his arrows swifter than The swift shafts of the tribes of men."