HYMN XIII. AGNI.


परत्यpraty अग्निरaghnir उषसामuṣasām अग्रमaghram अख्यदakhyad विभातीनांvibhātīnāṃ सुमनाsumanā रत्नधेयमratnadheyam |

यातमyātam अश्विनाaśvinā सुक्र्तोsukṛto दुरोणमduroṇam उतut सूर्योsūryo जयोतिषाjyotiṣā देवdeva एतिeti ||

AGNI hath looked, benevolently-minded, on the wealth-giving spring of radiant Mornings.
Come, Aśvins, to the dwelling of the pious: Sūrya the God is rising with his splendour.
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ऊर्ध्वमūrdhvam भानुंbhānuṃ सविताsavitā देवोdevo अश्रेदaśred दरप्संdrapsaṃ दविध्वदdavidhvad गविषोghaviṣo नna सत्वाsatvā |

अनुanu वरतंvrataṃ वरुणोvaruṇo यन्तिyanti मित्रोmitro यतyat सूर्यंsūryaṃ दिव्यdivy आरोहयन्तिārohayanti ||

Savitar, God, hath spread on high his lustre, waving his flag like a spoil-seeking hero.
Their stablished way go Varuṇa and Mitra, what time they make the Sun ascend the heaven.
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यंyaṃ सीमsīm अक्र्ण्वनakṛṇvan तमसेtamase विप्र्चेvipṛce धरुवक्षेमाdhruvakṣemā अनवस्यन्तोanavasyanto अर्थमartham |

तंtaṃ सूर्यंsūryaṃ हरितःharitaḥ सप्तsapta यह्वीyahvī सपशंspaśaṃ विश्वस्यviśvasya जगतोjaghato वहन्तिvahanti ||

Him whom they made to drive away the darkness, Lords of sure mansions, constant to their object,
Him who beholds the universe, the Sun-God, seven strong and youthful Coursers carry onward.
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वहिष्ठेभिरvahiṣṭhebhir विहरनviharan यासिyāsi तन्तुमtantum अवव्ययन्नavavyayann असितंasitaṃ देवdeva वस्मvasma |

दविध्वतोdavidhvato रश्मयःraśmayaḥ सूर्यस्यsūryasya चर्मेवावाधुसcarmevāvādhus तमोtamo अप्स्वapsv अन्तःantaḥ ||

Spreading thy web with mightiest Steeds thou comest, rending apart, thou God, the black-hued mantle.
The rays of Sūrya tremulously shining sink, like a hide, the darkness in the waters.
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अनायतोanāyato अनिबद्धःanibaddhaḥ कथायंkathāyaṃ नयङङnyaṅṅ उत्तानोuttāno ऽव'va पद्यतेpadyate नna |

कयाkayā यातिyāti स्वधयाsvadhayā कोko ददर्शdadarśa दिवःdivaḥ स्कम्भःskambhaḥ समृतःsamṛtaḥ पातिpāti नाकम्nākam ||

How is it that, unbound and not supported, he falleth not although directed downward?
By what self power moves he? Who hath seen it? He guards the vault of heaven, a close-set pillar.
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