HYMN XIV. AGNI.
अग्निं
aghniṃ
सतोमेन
stomena
बोधय
bodhaya
समिधानो
samidhāno
अमर्त्यम
amartyam
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हव्या
havyā
देवेषु
deveṣu
नो
no
दधत
dadhat
||
ENKINDLING the Immortal, wake Agni with song of praise: may he bear our oblations to the Gods.
तम
tam
अध्वरेष्व
adhvareṣv
ईळते
īḷate
देवम
devam
मर्ता
martā
अमर्त्यम
amartyam
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यजिष्ठम
yajiṣṭham
मानुषे
mānuṣe
जने
jane
||
At high solemnities mortal men glorify him the Immortal, best
At sacrifice among mankind.
तं
taṃ
हि
hi
शश्वन्त
śaśvanta
ईळते
īḷate
सरुचा
srucā
देवं
devaṃ
घर्तश्चुता
ghṛtaścutā
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अग्निं
aghniṃ
हव्याय
havyāya
वोळ्हवे
voḷhave
||
That he may bear their gifts to heaven, all glorify him Agni, God,
With ladle that distilleth oil.
अग्निर
aghnir
जातो
jāto
अरोचत
arocata
घनन
ghnan
दस्यूञ
dasyūñ
जयोतिषा
jyotiṣā
तमः
tamaḥ
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अविन्दद
avindad
गा
ghā
अपः
apaḥ
सवः
svaḥ
||
Agni shone bright when born, with light killing the Dasyus and the dark:
He found the Kine, the Floods, the Sun.
अग्निम
aghnim
ईळेन्यं
īḷenyaṃ
कविं
kaviṃ
घर्तप्र्ष्ठं
ghṛtapṛṣṭhaṃ
सपर्यत
saparyata
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वेतु
vetu
मे
me
शर्णवद
śṛṇavad
धवम
dhavam
||
Serve Agni, God adorable, the Sage whose back is balmed with oil:
Let him approach, and hear my call.
अग्निं
aghniṃ
घर्तेन
ghṛtena
वाव्र्धु
vāvṛdhu
सतोमेभिर
stomebhir
विश्वचर्षणिम
viśvacarṣaṇim
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सवाधीभिर
svādhībhir
वचस्युभिः
vacasyubhiḥ
||
They have exalted Agni, God of all mankind, with oil and hymns
Of praise, devout and eloquent.