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ऋग्वेद ५.२०.३

Ṛgveda 5.20.3

ṛṣi
प्रयस्वन्त आत्रेयाः
devatā
अग्निः
chandas
अनुष्टुप्, ५ पङ्क्तिः

hotā̍raṃ tvā vṛṇīma̱he'gne̱ dakṣa̍sya̱ sādha̍nam |ya̱jñeṣu̍ pū̱rvyaṃ gi̱rā praya̍svanto havāmahe ||

Transliteration IAST

hotā̍raṃ tvā vṛṇīma̱he'gne̱ dakṣa̍sya̱ sādha̍nam | ya̱jñeṣu̍ pū̱rvyaṃ gi̱rā praya̍svanto havāmahe ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

होतारम् | त्वा | वृणीमहे | अग्ने | दक्षस्य | साधनम् | यज्ञेषु | पूर्व्यम् | गिरा | प्रयस्वन्तः | हवामहे

hotāram | tvā | vṛṇīmahe | agne | dakṣasya | sādhanam | yajñeṣu | pūrvyam | girā | prayasvantaḥ | havāmahe

Translations signed

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.

Ralph T.H. GriffithThe Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentary, 1896 · public domain

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  1. English 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. Ralph T.H. Griffith

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rv.5.20.3
Agreement
Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
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ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेदः सूक्तानि, per-sukta headers. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0