Rig Veda · Mandala 2 · Sukta 8
Rig Veda 2.8 — Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 2): Gritsamada and the Bhrigu lineage. This Sukta contains 6 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 2.8.1
वाजयन्निव नू रथान योगानग्नेरुप सतुहि | यशस्तमस्य मीळ्हुषः
vājayanniva nū rathān yoghānaghnerupa stuhi | yaśastamasya mīḷhuṣaḥ
Rig Veda 2.8.2
यः सुनीथो ददाशुषे.अजुर्यो जरयन्नरिम | चारुप्रतीकाहुतः
yaḥ sunītho dadāśuṣe.ajuryo jarayannarim | cārupratīkaāhutaḥ
Who, guiding worshippers aright, withers, untouched by age, the foe: When worshipped fair to look upon;
Rig Veda 2.8.3
य उ शरिया दमेष्वा दोषोषसि परशस्यते | यस्य वरतं न मीयते
ya u śriyā dameṣvā doṣoṣasi praśasyate | yasya vrataṃ na mīyate
Who for his glory is extolled at eve and morning in our homes, Whose statute is inviolate;
Rig Veda 2.8.4
आ यः सवर्ण भानुना चित्रो विभात्यर्चिषा | अञ्जानोजरैरभि
ā yaḥ svarṇa bhānunā citro vibhātyarciṣā | añjānoajarairabhi
Who shines refulgent like the Sun, with brilliance and with fiery flame, Decked with imperishable sheen.
Rig Veda 2.8.5
अत्रिमनु सवराज्यमग्निमुक्थानि वाव्र्धुः | विश्वा अधि शरियो दधे
atrimanu svarājyamaghnimukthāni vāvṛdhuḥ | viśvā adhi śriyo dadhe
Him Atri, Agni, have our songs Strengthened according to his sway: All glories hath he made his own.
Rig Veda 2.8.6
अग्नेरिन्द्रस्य सोमस्य देवानामूतिभिर्वयम | अरिष्यन्तःसचेमह्यभि षयाम पर्तन्यतः
aghnerindrasya somasya devānāmūtibhirvayam | ariṣyantaḥsacemahyabhi ṣyāma pṛtanyataḥ
May we with Agni's, Indra's help, with Soma's, yea, of all the Gods, Uninjured dwell together still, and conquer those who fight with us.
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