Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 8.84
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- Ṛgveda 8.84.1, English AGNI, your dearest Guest, I laud, him who is loving as a friend, Who brings us riches like a car. Ralph T.H. Griffith
- Ṛgveda 8.84.2, English Whom as a far-foreseeing Sage the Gods have, from the olden time, Established among mortal men. Ralph T.H. Griffith
- Ṛgveda 8.84.3, English Do thou, Most Youthful God, protect the men who offer, hear their songs, And of thyself preserve their seed. Ralph T.H. Griffith
- Ṛgveda 8.84.4, English What is the praise wherewith, O God, Aigiras, Agni, Son of Strength, We, after thine own wish and thought, Ralph T.H. Griffith
- Ṛgveda 8.84.5, English May serve thee, O thou Child of Power, and with what sacrifice's plan? What prayer shall I now speak to thee? Ralph T.H. Griffith
- Ṛgveda 8.84.6, English Our God, make all of us to dwell in happy habitations, and Reward our songs with spoil and wealth. Ralph T.H. Griffith
- Ṛgveda 8.84.7, English Lord of the house, what plenty fills the songs which thou inspirest now, Thou whose hymn helps to win the kine? Ralph T.H. Griffith
- Ṛgveda 8.84.8, English Him Wise and Strong they glorify, the foremost Champion in the fray, And mighty in his dwelling-place. Ralph T.H. Griffith
- Ṛgveda 8.84.9, English Agni, he dwells in rest and peace who smites and no one smites again: With hero sons he prospers well Ralph T.H. Griffith
- 8.84.1प्रेष्ठं॑ वो॒ अति॑थिं स्तु॒षे मि॒त्रमि॑व प्रि॒यम् । अ॒ग्निं रथं॒ न वेद्य॑म् ॥
- 8.84.2क॒विमि॑व॒ प्रचे॑तसं॒ यं दे॒वासो॒ अध॑ द्वि॒ता । नि मर्त्ये॑ष्वाद॒धुः ॥
- 8.84.3त्वं य॑विष्ठ दा॒शुषो॒ नॄँः पा॑हि शृणु॒धी गिर॑ः । रक्षा॑ तो॒कमु॒त त्मना॑ ॥
- 8.84.4कया॑ ते अग्ने अङ्गिर॒ ऊर्जो॑ नपा॒दुप॑स्तुतिम् । वरा॑य देव म॒न्यवे॑ ॥
- 8.84.5दाशे॑म॒ कस्य॒ मन॑सा य॒ज्ञस्य॑ सहसो यहो । कदु॑ वोच इ॒दं नम॑ः ॥
- 8.84.6अधा॒ त्वं हि न॒स्करो॒ विश्वा॑ अ॒स्मभ्यं॑ सुक्षि॒तीः । वाज॑द्रविणसो॒ गिर॑ः ॥
- 8.84.7कस्य॑ नू॒नं परी॑णसो॒ धियो॑ जिन्वसि दम्पते । गोषा॑ता॒ यस्य॑ ते॒ गिर॑ः ॥
- 8.84.8तं म॑र्जयन्त सु॒क्रतुं॑ पुरो॒यावा॑नमा॒जिषु॑ । स्वेषु॒ क्षये॑षु वा॒जिन॑म् ॥
- 8.84.9क्षेति॒ क्षेमे॑भिः सा॒धुभि॒र्नकि॒र्यं घ्नन्ति॒ हन्ति॒ यः । अग्ने॑ सु॒वीर॑ एधते ॥