Sukta 18

प्रातरग्निः पुरुप्रियो विशः स्तवेतातिथिः। विश्वानि यो अमर्त्यो हव्या मर्तेषु रण्यति॥

prātaragniḥ purupriyo viśaḥ stavetātithiḥ | viśvāni yo amartyo havyā marteṣu raṇyati ||

AT dawn let: Agni, much-beloved guest of the house, be glorified; Immortal who delights in all oblations brought by mortal men.

द्विताय मृक्तवाहसे स्वस्य दक्षस्य मंहना। इन्दुं स धत्त आनुषक्स्तोता चित्ते अमर्त्य॥

dvitāya mṛktavāhase svasya dakṣasya maṁhanā | induṁ sa dhatta ānuṣakstotā citte amartya ||

For Dvita who receives through wealth of native strength maimed offerings, Thy praiser even gains at once the Soma-drops, Immortal Gods!

तं वो दीर्घायुशोचिषं गिरा हुवे मघोनाम्। अरिष्टो येषां रथो व्यश्वदावन्नीयते॥

taṁ vo dīrghāyuśociṣaṁ girā huve maghonām | ariṣṭo yeṣāṁ ratho vyaśvadāvannīyate ||

Nobles, with song I call that car of yours that shines with lengthened life, For, God who givest steeds! that car hither and thither goes unharmed.

चित्रा वा येषु दीधितिरासन्नुक्था पान्ति ये। स्तीर्णं बर्हिः स्वर्णरे श्रवांसि दधिरे परि॥

citrā vā yeṣu dīdhitirāsannukthā pānti ye | stīrṇaṁ barhiḥ svarṇare śravāṁsi dadhire pari ||

They who have varied ways of thought, who guard, the lauds within their lips, And strew the grass before the light, have decked themselves with high renown.

ये मे पञ्चाशतं ददुरश्वानां सधस्तुति। द्युमदग्ने महि श्रवो बृहत्कृधि मघोनां नृवदमृत नृणाम्॥

ye me pañcāśataṁ daduraśvānāṁ sadhastuti | dyumadagne mahi śravo bṛhatkṛdhi maghonāṁ nṛvadamṛta nṛṇām ||

Immortal Agni, give the chiefs, heroes who institute the rite, Heroes' illustrious, lofty fame, who at the synod met for praise presented me with fifty steeds.