DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 11
Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 11, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
त्वम॑ग्ने व्रत॒पा अ॑सि दे॒व आ मर्त्ये॒ष्वा त्वं य॒ज्ञेष्वीड्यः॑
"THOU Agni, God mid mortal men, art guard of sacred rites, thou art To be adored at sacrifice."
Mandala 8, Hymn 11, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
त्वम॑सि प्र॒शस्यो॑ वि॒दथे॑षु सहन्त्य अग्ने॑ र॒थीर॑ध्व॒राणा॑म्
"O Mighty Agni, thou must be glorified at our festivals, Bearing our offerings to the Gods."
Mandala 8, Hymn 11, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
स त्वम॒स्मदप॒ द्विषो॑ युयो॒धि जा॑तवेदः अदे॑वीरग्ने॒ अरा॑तीः
"O Jâtavedas Agni, fight and drive our foes afar from us, Themand their godless enmities."
Mandala 8, Hymn 11, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
अन्ति॑ चि॒त्सन्त॒मह॑ य॒ज्ञं मर्त॑स्य रि॒पोः नोप॑ वेषि जातवेदः
"Thou, Jâtavedas, seekest not the worship of a hostile man, However nigh it be to thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 11, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
मर्ता॒ अम॑र्त्यस्य ते॒ भूरि॒ नाम॑ मनामहे विप्रा॑सो जा॒तवे॑दसः
"We sages, mortals as we are, adore the mighty name oof thee, Immortal Jâtavedas' name."
Mandala 8, Hymn 11, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
विप्रं॒ विप्रा॒सोऽव॑से दे॒वं मर्ता॑स ऊ॒तये॑ अ॒ग्निं गी॒र्भिर्ह॑वामहे
"Sages, we call the Sage to help, mortals, we call the God to aid: We call on Agni with our songs."
Mandala 8, Hymn 11, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
आ ते॑ व॒त्सो मनो॑ यमत्पर॒माच्चि॑त्स॒धस्था॑त् अग्ने॒ त्वांका॑मया गि॒रा
"May Vatsa draw- thy mind away even from thy loftiest dwelling-place, Agni, with song that yearns for thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 11, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
पु॒रु॒त्रा हि स॒दृङ्ङसि॒ विशो॒ विश्वा॒ अनु॑ प्र॒भुः स॒मत्सु॑ त्वा हवामहे
"Thou art the same in many a place: mid all the people thou art Lord. In fray and fightt we call on thee."
Mandala 8, Hymn 11, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 10
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स॒मत्स्व॒ग्निमव॑से वाज॒यन्तो॑ हवामहे वाजे॑षु चि॒त्ररा॑धसम्
"When we are seeking strength we call Agni to help us in the strife, The giver of rich gifts in war."
Mandala 8, Hymn 11, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्र॒त्नो हि क॒मीड्यो॑ अध्व॒रेषु॑ स॒नाच्च॒ होता॒ नव्य॑श्च॒ सत्सि॑ स्वां चा॑ग्ने त॒न्वं॑ पि॒प्रय॑स्वा॒स्मभ्यं॑ च॒ सौभ॑ग॒मा य॑जस्व
"Ancient, adorablie at sacrifices, Priest from of old, meet for our praise, thou sittest. Fill full and satisfy thy body, Agni, and win us happiness by offering worship."