HYMN XX. AGNI.


यमyam अग्नेaghne वाजसातमvājasātama तवंtvaṃ चिनcin मन्यसेmanyase रयिमrayim |

तंtaṃ नोno गीर्भिःghīrbhiḥ शरवाय्यंśravāyyaṃ देवत्राdevatrā पनयाpanayā युजमyujam ||

AGNI, best winner of the spoil, cause us to praise before the Gods
As our associate meet for lauds, wealth which thou verily deemest wealth.
5.20.1

येye अग्नेaghne नेरयन्तिnerayanti तेte वर्द्धाvṛddhā उग्रस्यughrasya शवसःśavasaḥ |

अपapa दवेषोdveṣo अपapa हवरोhvaro ऽनयव्रतस्य'nyavratasya सश्चिरेsaścire ||

Agni, the great who ward not off the anger of thy power and might
Stir up the wrath and hatred due to one who holds an alien creed.
5.20.2

होतारंhotāraṃ तवाtvā वर्णीमहेvṛṇīmahe ऽगने'ghne दक्षस्यdakṣasya साधनमsādhanam |

यज्ञेषुyajñeṣu पूर्व्यंpūrvyaṃ गिराghirā परयस्वन्तोprayasvanto हवामहेhavāmahe ||

Thee, Agni, would we choose as Priest, the perfecter of strength and skill;
We who bring sacred food invoke with song thee Chief at holy rites.
5.20.3

इत्थाitthā यथाyathā तta ऊतयेūtaye सहसावनsahasāvan दिवे-दिवेdive-dive |

रायrāya रतायṛtāya सुक्रतोsukrato गोभिःghobhiḥ षयामṣyāma सधमादोsadhamādo वीरैःvīraiḥ सयामsyāma सधमादःsadhamādaḥ ||

Here as is needful for thine aid we toil, O Conqueror, day by day,
For wealth, for Law. May we rejoice, Most Wise One! at the feast, with kine, rejoice, with heroes, at the feast.
5.20.4