Rig Veda · Mandala 1 · Sukta 78
Rig Veda 1.78 — Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 1): Diverse seers — Madhuchchhandas, Medhatithi, Shunahshepa, Hiranyastupa and others. This Sukta contains 5 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 1.78.1
अभि तवा गोतमा गिरा जातवेदो विचर्षणे | दयुम्नैरभि पर णोनुमः
abhi tvā ghotamā ghirā jātavedo vicarṣaṇe | dyumnairabhi pra ṇonumaḥ
Rig Veda 1.78.2
तमु तवा गोतमो गिरा रायस्कामो दुवस्यति | दयुम्नैर...
tamu tvā ghotamo ghirā rāyaskāmo duvasyati | dyumnair...
Thee, as thou art, desiring wealth Gotama worships with his song: We laud thee for thy glories' sake.
Rig Veda 1.78.3
तमु तवा वाजसातममङगिरस्वद धवामहे | दयुम्नैर...
tamu tvā vājasātamamaṅghirasvad dhavāmahe | dyumnair...
As such, like Aṅgiras we call on thee best winner of the spoil: We laud thee for thy glories' sake.
Rig Veda 1.78.4
तमु तवा वर्त्रहन्तमं यो दस्यून्रवधूनुषे | दयुम्नैर.. .
tamu tvā vṛtrahantamaṃ yo dasyūnravadhūnuṣe | dyumnair.. .
Thee, best of Vṛtra-slayers, thee who shakest off our Dasyu foes: We laud thee for thy glories' sake.
Rig Veda 1.78.5
अवोचाम रहूगणा अग्नये मधुमद वचः | दयुम्नैर...
avocāma rahūghaṇā aghnaye madhumad vacaḥ | dyumnair...
A pleasant song to Agni we, sons of Rahūgaṅa, have sung: We laud thee for thy glories' sake.
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