DharmaPragya
Mandala 5, Hymn 17
Containing 5 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 5, Hymn 17, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ य॒ज्ञैर्दे॑व॒ मर्त्य॑ इ॒त्था तव्यां॑समू॒तये॑ अ॒ग्निं कृ॒ते स्व॑ध्व॒रे पू॒रुरी॑ळी॒ताव॑से
"GOD, may a mortal call the Strong hither, with solemn rites, to aid, A man call Agni to protect when sacrifice is well prepared."
Mandala 5, Hymn 17, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
अस्य॒ हि स्वय॑शस्तर आ॒सा वि॑धर्म॒न्मन्य॑से तं नाकं॑ चि॒त्रशो॑चिषं म॒न्द्रं प॒रो म॑नी॒षया॑
"Near him thou seemest mightier still in native glory, set to hold Apart yon flame-hued vault of heaven, lovely beyond the thought of man."
Mandala 5, Hymn 17, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒स्य वासा उ॑ अ॒र्चिषा॒ य आयु॑क्त तु॒जा गि॒रा दि॒वो न यस्य॒ रेत॑सा बृ॒हच्छोच॑न्त्य॒र्चयः॑
"Yea, this is by the light of him whom powerful siong hath bound to act, Whose bearns of splendour flash on high as though they sprang from heavenly seed."
Mandala 5, Hymn 17, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒स्य क्रत्वा॒ विचे॑तसो द॒स्मस्य॒ वसु॒ रथ॒ आ अधा॒ विश्वा॑सु॒ हव्यो॒ऽग्निर्वि॒क्षु प्र श॑स्यते
"Wealth loads the Wonder-Worker's car through his, the very wise One's power. Then, meet to be invoked among all tribes, is Agni ghorified."
Mandala 5, Hymn 17, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 5
SANSKRIT TEXT
नू न॒ इद्धि वार्य॑मा॒सा स॑चन्त सू॒रयः॑ ऊर्जो॑ नपाद॒भिष्ट॑ये पा॒हि श॒ग्धि स्व॒स्तय॑ उ॒तैधि॑ पृ॒त्सु नो॑ वृ॒धे
"Now, too, the princes shall obtain excellent riches by our lips. Protect us for our welfare: lend thy succour, O thou Son of Strength. Be near in fight to prosper us."