HYMN XVI. AGNI.


अयमग्निःayamaghniḥ सुवीर्यस्येशेsuvīryasyeśe महःmahaḥ सौभगस्यsaubhaghasya |

रायrāya ईशेīśe सवपत्यस्यsvapatyasya गोमतghomata ईशेīśe वर्त्रहथानामvṛtrahathānām ||

THIS Agni is the Lord of great felicity and hero Strength;
Lord of wealth in herds of kine; Lord of the battles with the foe.
3.16.1

इमंimaṃ नरोnaro मरुतःmarutaḥ सश्चताsaścatā वर्धंvṛdhaṃ यस्मिनyasmin रायःrāyaḥ शेव्र्धासःśevṛdhāsaḥ |

अभिabhi येye सन्तिsanti पर्तनासुpṛtanāsu दूढ्योdūḍhyo विश्वाहाviśvāhā शत्रुमादभुःśatrumādabhuḥ ||

Wait, Maruts, Heroes, upon him the Prosperer in whom is bliss-increasing wealth;
Who in fights ever conquer evil-hearted men, who overcome the enemy.
3.16.2

सsa तवंtvaṃ नोno रायःrāyaḥ शिशीहिśiśīhi मीढ्वोmīḍhvo अग्नेaghne सुविर्यस्यsuviryasya |

तुविद्युम्नtuvidyumna वर्षिष्ठस्यvarṣiṣṭhasya परजावतो.अनमीवस्यprajāvato.anamīvasya शुष्मिणःśuṣmiṇaḥ ||

As such, O Agni, deal us wealth and hero might, O Bounteous One!
Most lofty, very glorious, rich in progeny, free from disease and full of power.
3.16.3

चक्रिर्योcakriryo विश्वाviśvā भुवनाभिbhuvanābhi सासहिश्चक्रिर्देवेष्वाsāsahiścakrirdeveṣvā दुवःduvaḥ |

आā देवेषुdeveṣu यततyatata आā सुवीर्यsuvīrya आā शंसśaṃsa उतuta नर्णामnṛṇām ||

He who made all that lives, who passes all in might, who orders service to the Gods,
He works among the Gods, he works in hero strength, yea, also in the praise of men.
3.16.4

माmā नोno अग्ने.अमतयेaghne.amataye मावीरतायैmāvīratāyai रीरधःrīradhaḥ |

मागोतायैmāghotāyai सहससsahasas पुत्रputra माmā निदे.अपnide.apa दवेषांस्याdveṣāṃsyā कर्धिkṛdhi ||

Give us not up to indigence, Agni, nor want of hero sons,
Nor, Son of Strength, to lack of cattle, nor to blame. Drive. thou our enemies away.
3.16.5

शग्धिśaghdhi वाजस्यvājasya सुभगsubhagha परजावतो.अग्नेprajāvato.aghne बर्हतोbṛhato अध्वरेadhvare |

संरायाsaṃrāyā भूयसाbhūyasā सर्जsṛja मयोभुनाmayobhunā तुविद्युम्नtuvidyumna यशस्वताyaśasvatā ||

Help us to strength, blest Agni! rich in progeny, abundant, in our sacrifice.
Flood us with riches yet more plenteous, bringing weal, with high renown, most Glorious One!
3.16.6