HYMN XXI. INDRA-AGNI.


इहेन्द्राग्नीihendrāghnī उपupa हवयेhvaye तयोरितtayorit सतोममुश्मसिstomamuśmasi |

ताtā सोमंsomaṃ सोमपातमाsomapātamā ||

INDRA and Agni I invoke fain are we for their song of praise:
Chief Soma-drinkers are they both.
1.21.1

ताtā यज्ञेषुyajñeṣu परpra शंसतेन्द्राग्नीśaṃsatendrāghnī शुम्भताśumbhatā नरःnaraḥ |

ताtā गायत्रेषुghāyatreṣu गायतghāyata ||

Praise ye, O men, and glorify Indra-Agni in the holy rites:
Sing praise to them in sacred songs.
1.21.2

ताtā मित्रस्यmitrasya परशस्तयpraśastaya इन्द्राग्नीindrāghnī ताtā हवामहेhavāmahe |

सोमपाsomapā सोमपीतयेsomapītaye ||

Indra and Agni we invite, the Soma-drinkers, for the fame
Of Mitra, to the Soma-draught.
1.21.3

उग्राughrā सन्ताsantā हवामहhavāmaha उपेदंupedaṃ सवनंsavanaṃ सुतमsutam |

इन्द्राग्नीindrāghnī एहeha गछतामghachatām ||

Strong Gods, we bid them come to this libation that stands ready here:
Indra and Agni, come to us.
1.21.4

ताtā महान्ताmahāntā सदस्पतीsadaspatī इन्द्राग्नीindrāghnī रक्षrakṣa उब्जतमubjatam |

अप्रजाःसन्त्वत्रिणःaprajāḥsantvatriṇaḥ ||

Indra and Agni, mighty Lords of our assembly, crush the fiends:
Childless be the devouring ones.
1.21.5

तेनtena सत्येनsatyena जाग्र्तमधिjāghṛtamadhi परचेतुनेpracetune पदेpade |

इन्द्राग्नीindrāghnī शर्मśarma यछतमyachatam ||

Watch ye, through this your truthfulness, there in the place of spacious view
Indra and Agni, send us bliss.
1.21.6