HYMN XIV. AGNI.


अग्निंaghniṃ सतोमेनstomena बोधयbodhaya समिधानोsamidhāno अमर्त्यमamartyam |

हव्याhavyā देवेषुdeveṣu नोno दधतdadhat ||

ENKINDLING the Immortal, wake Agni with song of praise: may he bear our oblations to the Gods.
5.14.1

तमtam अध्वरेष्वadhvareṣv ईळतेīḷate देवमdevam मर्ताmartā अमर्त्यमamartyam |

यजिष्ठमyajiṣṭham मानुषेmānuṣe जनेjane ||

At high solemnities mortal men glorify him the Immortal, best
At sacrifice among mankind.
5.14.2

तंtaṃ हिhi शश्वन्तśaśvanta ईळतेīḷate सरुचाsrucā देवंdevaṃ घर्तश्चुताghṛtaścutā |

अग्निंaghniṃ हव्यायhavyāya वोळ्हवेvoḷhave ||

That he may bear their gifts to heaven, all glorify him Agni, God,
With ladle that distilleth oil.
5.14.3

अग्निरaghnir जातोjāto अरोचतarocata घननghnan दस्यूञdasyūñ जयोतिषाjyotiṣā तमःtamaḥ |

अविन्ददavindad गाghā अपःapaḥ सवःsvaḥ ||

Agni shone bright when born, with light killing the Dasyus and the dark:
He found the Kine, the Floods, the Sun.
5.14.4

अग्निमaghnim ईळेन्यंīḷenyaṃ कविंkaviṃ घर्तप्र्ष्ठंghṛtapṛṣṭhaṃ सपर्यतsaparyata |

वेतुvetu मेme शर्णवदśṛṇavad धवमdhavam ||

Serve Agni, God adorable, the Sage whose back is balmed with oil:
Let him approach, and hear my call.
5.14.5

अग्निंaghniṃ घर्तेनghṛtena वाव्र्धुvāvṛdhu सतोमेभिरstomebhir विश्वचर्षणिमviśvacarṣaṇim |

सवाधीभिरsvādhībhir वचस्युभिःvacasyubhiḥ ||

They have exalted Agni, God of all mankind, with oil and hymns
Of praise, devout and eloquent.
5.14.6