HYMN XII. AGNI.


यसyas तवामtvām अग्नaghna इनधतेinadhate यतस्रुकyatasruk तरिसtris तेte अन्नंannaṃ कर्णवतkṛṇavat सस्मिन्नsasminn अहनahan |

सsa सुsu दयुम्नैरdyumnair अभ्यabhy अस्तुastu परसक्षतprasakṣat तवtava करत्वाkratvā जातवेदशjātavedaś चिकित्वानcikitvān ||

WHOSO enkindles thee, with lifted ladle, and thrice this day offers thee food, O Agni,
May he excel, triumphant through thy splendours, wise through thy mental power, O Jātavedas.
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इध्मंidhmaṃ यसyas तेte जभरचjabharac छश्रमाणोchaśramāṇo महोmaho अग्नेaghne अनीकमanīkam आā सपर्यनsaparyan |

सsa इधानःidhānaḥ परतिprati दोषामdoṣām उषासमuṣāsam पुष्यनpuṣyan रयिंrayiṃ सचतेsacate घनन्नghnann अमित्रानamitrān ||

Whoso with toil and trouble brings thee fuel, serving the majesty of mighty Agni,
He, kindling thee at evening and at morning, prospers, and comes to wealth, and slays his foemen.
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अग्निरaghnir ईशेīśe बर्हतःbṛhataḥ कषत्रियस्याग्निरkṣatriyasyāghnir वाजस्यvājasya परमस्यparamasya रायःrāyaḥ |

दधातिdadhāti रत्नंratnaṃ विधतेvidhate यविष्ठोyaviṣṭho वयvy आनुषङānuṣaṅ मर्त्यायmartyāya सवधावानsvadhāvān ||

Agni is Master of sublime dominion, Agni is Lord of strength and lofty riches.
Straightway the self-reliant God, Most Youthful, gives treasures to the mortal who adores him.
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यचyac चिदcid धिdhi तेte पुरुषत्राpuruṣatrā यविष्ठाचित्तिभिशyaviṣṭhācittibhiś चक्र्माcakṛmā कचkac चिदcid आगःāghaḥ |

कर्धीkṛdhī षवṣv अस्मांasmāṃ अदितेरaditer अनागानanāghān वयvy एनांसिenāṃsi शिश्रथोśiśratho विष्वगviṣvagh अग्नेaghne ||

Most Youthful God, whatever sin, through folly, we here, as human beings, have committed,
In sight of Aditi make thou us sinless remit, entirely, Agni, our offences.
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महशmahaś चिदcid अग्नaghna एनसोenaso अभीकabhīka ऊर्वादūrvād देवानामdevānām उतuta मर्त्यानामmartyānām |

माmā तेte सखायःsakhāyaḥ सदमsadam इदid रिषामriṣāma यछाyachā तोकायtokāya तनयायtanayāya शंśaṃ योःyoḥ ||

Even in the presence of great sin, O Agni, free us from prison of the Gods or mortals.
Never may we who are thy friends be injured: grant health and strength unto our seed and offspring.
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यथाyathā हha तयदtyad वसवोvasavo गौर्यंghauryaṃ चितcit पदिpadi षितामṣitām अमुञ्चताamuñcatā यजत्राःyajatrāḥ |

एवोevo षवṣv अस्मनasman मुञ्चताmuñcatā वयvy अंहःaṃhaḥ परpra तार्यtāry अग्नेaghne परतरंprataraṃ नna आयुःāyuḥ ||

Even as ye here, Gods Excellent and Holy, have loosed the cow that by the foot was tethered,
So also set us free from this affliction long let our life, O Agni, be extended.
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