Rig Veda · Mandala 4 · Sukta 8
Rig Veda 4.8 — Agni
Deity: Agni. Rishi family (Mandala 4): Vamadeva Gautama and his lineage. This Sukta contains 8 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 4.8.1
दूतं वो विश्ववेदसं हव्यवाहम अमर्त्यम | यजिष्ठम रञ्जसे गिरा
dūtaṃ vo viśvavedasaṃ havyavāham amartyam | yajiṣṭham ṛñjase ghirā
Rig Veda 4.8.2
स हि वेदा वसुधितिम महां आरोधनं दिवः | स देवां एह वक्षति
sa hi vedā vasudhitim mahāṃ ārodhanaṃ divaḥ | sa devāṃ eha vakṣati
He, Mighty, knows the gift of wealth, he knows the deep recess of heaven: He shall bring hitherward the Gods.
Rig Veda 4.8.3
स वेद देव आनमं देवां रतायते दमे | दाति परियाणि चिद वसु
sa veda deva ānamaṃ devāṃ ṛtāyate dame | dāti priyāṇi cid vasu
He knows, a God himself, to guide Gods to the righteous in his home: He gives e’en treasures that we love.
Rig Veda 4.8.4
स होता सेद उ दूत्यं चिकित्वां अन्तर ईयते | विद्वां आरोधनं दिवः
sa hotā sed u dūtyaṃ cikitvāṃ antar īyate | vidvāṃ ārodhanaṃ divaḥ
He is the Herald: well-informed, he doth his errand to and fro, Knowing the deep recess of heaven.
Rig Veda 4.8.5
ते सयाम ये अग्नये ददाशुर हव्यदातिभिः | य ईम पुष्यन्त इन्धते
te syāma ye aghnaye dadāśur havyadātibhiḥ | ya īm puṣyanta indhate
May we be they who gratify Agni with sacrificial gifts, Who cherish and enkindle him.
Rig Veda 4.8.6
ते राया ते सुवीर्यैः ससवांसो वि शर्ण्विरे | ये अग्ना दधिरे दुवः
te rāyā te suvīryaiḥ sasavāṃso vi śṛṇvire | ye aghnā dadhire duvaḥ
Illustrious for wealth are they, and hero deeds, victorious, Who have served Agni reverently.
Rig Veda 4.8.7
अस्मे रायो दिवे-दिवे सं चरन्तु पुरुस्प्र्हः | अस्मे वाजास ईरताम
asme rāyo dive-dive saṃ carantu puruspṛhaḥ | asme vājāsa īratām
So unto us, day after day, may riches craved by many come, And power and might spring up for us.
Rig Veda 4.8.8
स विप्रश चर्षणीनां शवसा मानुषाणाम | अति कषिप्रेव विध्यति
sa vipraś carṣaṇīnāṃ śavasā mānuṣāṇām | ati kṣipreva vidhyati
That holy Singer in his strength shoots forth his arrows swifter than The swift shafts of the tribes of men.
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