DharmaPragya
Mandala 4, Hymn 15
Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 4, Hymn 15, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्निर्होता॑ नो अध्व॒रे वा॒जी सन्परि॑ णीयते दे॒वो दे॒वेषु॑ य॒ज्ञियः॑
"AGNI the Herald, like a horse, is led forth at our solemn rite, God among Gods adorable."
Mandala 4, Hymn 15, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
परि॑ त्रिवि॒ष्ट्य॑ध्व॒रं यात्य॒ग्नी र॒थीरि॑व आ दे॒वेषु॒ प्रयो॒ दध॑त्
"Three times unto our solemn rite comes Agni like a charioteer, Bearing the viands to the Gods."
Mandala 4, Hymn 15, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 10
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परि॒ वाज॑पतिः क॒विर॒ग्निर्ह॒व्यान्य॑क्रमीत् दध॒द्रत्ना॑नि दा॒शुषे॑
"Round the oblations hath he paced, Agni the Wise, the Lord of Strength, Giving the offerer precious boons."
Mandala 4, Hymn 15, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒यं यः सृञ्ज॑ये पु॒रो दै॑ववा॒ते स॑मि॒ध्यते॑ द्यु॒माँ अ॑मित्र॒दम्भ॑नः
"He who is kindled eastward for Sr̥injaya, Devavâta's son, Resplendent, tamer of the foe."
Mandala 4, Hymn 15, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अस्य॑ घा वी॒र ईव॑तो॒ऽग्नेरी॑शीत॒ मर्त्यः॑ ति॒ग्मज॑म्भस्य मी॒ळ्हुषः॑
"So mighty be the Agni whom the mortal hero shall command, With sharpened teeth and bountiful."
Mandala 4, Hymn 15, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 10
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तमर्व॑न्तं॒ न सा॑न॒सिम॑रु॒षं न दि॒वः शिशु॑म् म॒र्मृ॒ज्यन्ते॑ दि॒वेदि॑वे
"Day after day they dress him, as they clean a horse who wins the prize. Dress the red Scion of the Sky."
Mandala 4, Hymn 15, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
बोध॒द्यन्मा॒ हरि॑भ्यां कुमा॒रः सा॑हदे॒व्यः अच्छा॒ न हू॒त उद॑रम्
"When Sahadeva's princely son with two bay horses thought of me, Summoned by him I drew not back."
Mandala 4, Hymn 15, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
उ॒त त्या य॑ज॒ता हरी॑ कुमा॒रात्सा॑हदे॒व्यात् प्रय॑ता स॒द्य आ द॑दे
"And truly those two noble bays I straightway took when offered me, From Sahadeva's princely son."
Mandala 4, Hymn 15, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒ष वां॑ देवावश्विना कुमा॒रः सा॑हदे॒व्यः दी॒र्घायु॑रस्तु॒ सोम॑कः
"Long, O ye Aṣvins, may he live, your care, ye Gods, the princely son. Of Sahadeva, Somaka."
Mandala 4, Hymn 15, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
तं यु॒वं दे॑वावश्विना कुमा॒रं सा॑हदे॒व्यम् दी॒र्घायु॑षं कृणोतन
"Cause him the youthful prince, the son of Sahadeva, to enjoy Long life, O Aṣvins, O ye Gods."