DharmaPragya
Mandala 6, Hymn 14
Containing 6 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 6, Hymn 14, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्ना यो मर्त्यो॒ दुवो॒ धियं॑ जु॒जोष॑ धी॒तिभिः॑ भस॒न्नु ष प्र पू॒र्व्य इषं॑ वुरी॒ताव॑से
"WHOSO to Agni hath endeared his thought and service by his hymns, That mortal cats before the rest, and finds sufficiency of food."
Mandala 6, Hymn 14, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्निरिद्धि प्रचे॑ता अ॒ग्निर्वे॒धस्त॑म॒ ऋषिः॑ अ॒ग्निं होता॑रमीळते य॒ज्ञेषु॒ मनु॑षो॒ विशः॑
"Agni, in truth, is passing wise, most skilled in ordering, a Seer. At sacrifices Manus' sons glorify Agni as their Priest."
Mandala 6, Hymn 14, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
नाना॒ ह्य१॒॑ग्नेऽव॑से॒ स्पर्ध॑न्ते॒ रायो॑ अ॒र्यः तूर्व॑न्तो॒ दस्यु॑मा॒यवो॑ व्र॒तैः सीक्ष॑न्तो अव्र॒तम्
"The foeman's wealth in many a place, Agni, is emulous to help. Men fight the fiend, and seek by rites to overcome the riteless foe."
Mandala 6, Hymn 14, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्निर॒प्सामृ॑ती॒षहं॑ वी॒रं द॑दाति॒ सत्प॑तिम् यस्य॒ त्रस॑न्ति॒ शव॑सः सं॒चक्षि॒ शत्र॑वो भि॒या
"Agni bestows the hero chief, winner of waters, firm in fray. Soon as they look upon his might his enemies tremble in alarm."
Mandala 6, Hymn 14, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अ॒ग्निर्हि वि॒द्मना॑ नि॒दो दे॒वो मर्त॑मुरु॒ष्यति॑ स॒हावा॒ यस्यावृ॑तो र॒यिर्वाजे॒ष्ववृ॑तः
"For with his wisdom Agni, God, protects the mortal from reproach, Whose conquering wealth is never checked, is never checked in deeds of might."
Mandala 6, Hymn 14, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 6
SANSKRIT TEXT
अच्छा॑ नो मित्रमहो देव दे॒वानग्ने॒ वोचः॑ सुम॒तिं रोद॑स्योः वी॒हि स्व॒स्तिं सु॑क्षि॒तिं दि॒वो नॄन्द्वि॒षो अंहां॑सि दुरि॒ता त॑रेम॒ ता त॑रेम॒ तवाव॑सा तरेम
"O Agni, God with Mitra's might call hither the favour of the Gods from earth and heaven. Bring weal from heaven that men may dwell securely. May we o'ercome the foe's malign oppressions, may we o'ercome them, through thy help o'ercome them."