DharmaPragya
Mandala 8, Hymn 38
Containing 10 sacred Sanskrit shlokas with multi-author commentaries and translations.
Mandala 8, Hymn 38, Verse 1
Verse 1 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
य॒ज्ञस्य॒ हि स्थ ऋ॒त्विजा॒ सस्नी॒ वाजे॑षु॒ कर्म॑सु इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ तस्य॑ बोधतम्
"YE Twain are Priests of sacrifice, wmners in war and holy works: Indra and Agni, mark this well."
Mandala 8, Hymn 38, Verse 2
Verse 2 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
तो॒शासा॑ रथ॒यावा॑ना वृत्र॒हणाप॑राजिता इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ तस्य॑ बोधतम्
"Ye bounteous riders on the car, ye Vr̥itra-slayers unsubdued: Indra and Agni, mark this well."
Mandala 8, Hymn 38, Verse 3
Verse 3 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
इ॒दं वां॑ मदि॒रं मध्वधु॑क्ष॒न्नद्रि॑भि॒र्नरः॑ इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ तस्य॑ बोधतम्
"The men with pressing-stones have pressed this meath of yours which gives delight: Indra, and Agni, mark this well."
Mandala 8, Hymn 38, Verse 4
Verse 4 of 10
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जु॒षेथां॑ य॒ज्ञमि॒ष्टये॑ सु॒तं सोमं॑ सधस्तुती इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ आ ग॑तं नरा
"Accept our sacrifice for weal, sharers of praise! the Soma shed: Indra and Agni, Heroes, come."
Mandala 8, Hymn 38, Verse 5
Verse 5 of 10
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इ॒मा जु॑षेथां॒ सव॑ना॒ येभि॑र्ह॒व्यान्यू॒हथुः॑ इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ आ ग॑तं नरा
"Be pleased with these libations which attract you to our sacred gifts Indra and Agni, Heroes, come."
Mandala 8, Hymn 38, Verse 6
Verse 6 of 10
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इ॒मां गा॑य॒त्रव॑र्तनिं जु॒षेथां॑ सुष्टु॒तिं मम॑ इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ आ ग॑तं नरा
"Accept this eulogy of mine whose model is the Gâyatrî: Indra and Agni, Heroes, Come."
Mandala 8, Hymn 38, Verse 7
Verse 7 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
प्रा॒त॒र्याव॑भि॒रा ग॑तं दे॒वेभि॑र्जेन्यावसू इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ सोम॑पीतये
"Come with the early-faring Gods, ye who are Lords of genuine wealth: Indra-Agni, to the Soma-draught"
Mandala 8, Hymn 38, Verse 8
Verse 8 of 10
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श्या॒वाश्व॑स्य सुन्व॒तोऽत्री॑णां शृणुतं॒ हव॑म् इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ सोम॑पीतये
"Hear ye the call of Atris, hear Ṣyâvâṣva as he sheds the juice: Indra-Agni to the Soma-draught"
Mandala 8, Hymn 38, Verse 9
Verse 9 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
ए॒वा वा॑मह्व ऊ॒तये॒ यथाहु॑वन्त॒ मेधि॑राः इन्द्रा॑ग्नी॒ सोम॑पीतये
"Thus have I called you to our aid as sages called on you of old: Indra-Agni to the Soma draught!"
Mandala 8, Hymn 38, Verse 10
Verse 10 of 10
SANSKRIT TEXT
आहं सर॑स्वतीवतोरिन्द्रा॒ग्न्योरवो॑ वृणे याभ्यां॑ गाय॒त्रमृ॒च्यते॑
"Indra's and Agni's grace I claim, Sarasvatî's associates To whom this psalm of praise is sung."