HYMN CLVI. AGNI.


अग्निंaghniṃ हिन्वन्तुhinvantu नोno धियःdhiyaḥ सप्तिमाशुमिवाजिषुsaptimāśumivājiṣu |

तेनtena जेष्मधनं-धनमjeṣmadhanaṃ-dhanam ||

LET songs of ours speed Agni forth like a fleet courser in the race,
And we will win each prize through him.
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ययाyayā गाghā आकरामहेākarāmahe सेनयाग्नेsenayāghne तवोत्याtavotyā |

तांtāṃ नोno हिन्वमघत्तयेhinvamaghattaye ||

Agni the dart whereby we gain kine for ourselves with help from thee,—
That send us for the gain of wealth.
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आग्नेāghne सथूरंsthūraṃ रयिंrayiṃ भरbhara पर्थुंpṛthuṃ गोमन्तमश्विनमghomantamaśvinam |

अंधिखंaṃdhikhaṃ वर्तयाvartayā पणिमpaṇim ||

O Agni, bring us wealth secure, vast wealth in horses and in kine:
Oil thou the socket, turn the wheel.
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अग्नेaghne नक्षत्रमजरमाnakṣatramajaramā सूर्यंsūryaṃ रोहयोrohayo दिविdivi |

दधज्ज्योतिर्जनेभ्यःdadhajjyotirjanebhyaḥ ||

O Agni, thou hast made the Sun, Eternal Star, to mount the sky,
Bestowing light on living men.
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अग्नेaghne केतुर्विशामसिketurviśāmasi परेष्ठःpreṣṭhaḥ शरेष्ठśreṣṭha उपस्थसतupasthasat |

बोधाbodhā सतोत्रेstotre वयोvayo दधतdadhat ||

Thou, Agni, art the people's light, best, dearest, seated in thy shrine:
Watch for the singer, give him life.
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