Sukta 80

अग्निः सप्तिं वाजम्भरं ददात्यग्निर्वीरं श्रुत्यं कर्मनिःष्ठाम्। अग्नी रोदसी वि चरत्समञ्जन्नग्निर्नारीं वीरकुक्षिं पुरंधिम्॥

agniḥ saptiṁ vājambharaṁ dadātyagnirvīraṁ śrutyaṁ karmaniḥṣṭhām | agnī rodasī vi caratsamañjannagnirnārīṁ vīrakukṣiṁ puraṁdhim ||

AGNI bestows the fleet prize-winning courser: Agni, the hero famed and firm in duty. Agni pervades and decks the earth and heaven, and fills the fruitful dame who teems with heroes.

अग्नेरप्नसः समिदस्तु भद्राग्निर्मही रोदसी आ विवेश। अग्निरेकं चोदयत्समत्स्वग्निर्वृत्राणि दयते पुरूणि॥

agnerapnasaḥ samidastu bhadrāgnirmahī rodasī ā viveśa | agnirekaṁ codayatsamatsvagnirvṛtrāṇi dayate purūṇi ||

Blest be the wood that feeds the active Agni: within the two great worlds hath Agni entered. Agni impels a single man to battle, and with him rends in pieces many a foeman.

अग्निर्ह त्यं जरतः कर्णमावाग्निरद्भ्यो निरदहज्जरूथम्। अग्निरत्रिं घर्म उरुष्यदन्तरग्निर्नृमेधं प्रजयासृजत्सम्॥

agnirha tyaṁ jarataḥ karṇamāvāgniradbhyo niradahajjarūtham | agniratriṁ gharma uruṣyadantaragnirnṛmedhaṁ prajayāsṛjatsam ||

Agni rejoiced the car of him who praised lim, and from the waters burnt away jarutha. Agni saved Atri in the fiery cavem, and made Nrmedha rich with troops of children.

अग्निर्दाद्द्रविणं वीरपेशा अग्निरृषिं यः सहस्रा सनोति। अग्निर्दिवि हव्यमा ततानाग्नेर्धामानि विभृता पुरुत्रा॥

agnirdāddraviṇaṁ vīrapeśā agnirṛṣiṁ yaḥ sahasrā sanoti | agnirdivi havyamā tatānāgnerdhāmāni vibhṛtā purutrā ||

Agni hath granted wealth that decks the hero, and sent the sage who wins a thousand cattle. Agni hath made oblations rise to heaven: to every place are Agni's laws extended.

अग्निमुक्थैरृषयो वि ह्वयन्तेऽग्निं नरो यामनि बाधितासः। अग्निं वयो अन्तरिक्षे पतन्तोऽग्निः सहस्रा परि याति गोनाम्॥

agnimukthairṛṣayo vi hvayante'gniṁ naro yāmani bādhitāsaḥ | agniṁ vayo antarikṣe patanto'gniḥ sahasrā pari yāti gonām ||

With songs of praise the Rsis call on Agni; on Agni, heroes worsted in the foray. Birds flying in the region call on Agni around a thousand cattle Agni wanders.

अग्निं विश ईळते मानुषीर्या अग्निं मनुषो नहुषो वि जाताः। अग्निर्गान्धर्वीं पथ्यामृतस्याग्नेर्गव्यूतिर्घृत आ निषत्ता॥

agniṁ viśa īḻate mānuṣīryā agniṁ manuṣo nahuṣo vi jātāḥ | agnirgāndharvīṁ pathyāmṛtasyāgnergavyūtirghṛta ā niṣattā ||

Races of human birth pay Agni worship, men who have sprung from Nahus' line adore him. Stablished in holy oil is Agni's pasture, on the Gandharva path of Law and Order.

अग्नये ब्रह्म ऋभवस्ततक्षुरग्निं महामवोचामा सुवृक्तिम्। अग्ने प्राव जरितारं यविष्ठाग्ने महि द्रविणमा यजस्व॥

agnaye brahma ṛbhavastatakṣuragniṁ mahāmavocāmā suvṛktim | agne prāva jaritāraṁ yaviṣṭhāgne mahi draviṇamā yajasva ||

The Rbhus fabricated prayer for Agni, and we with mighty hymns have called on Agni. Agni, Most Youthful God, protect the singer: win us by worship, Agni, great possessions.