Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 1 — Chapter 96

RV 1 96.1

स प्रत्नथा सहसा जायमानः सद्यः काव्यानि बऴ् अधत्त विश्वा । आपश् च मित्रꣳ धिषणा च साधन् देवा अग्निꣳ धारयन् द्रविणोदाम्

sa pratnathā sahasā jāyamānaḥ sadyaḥ kāvyāni baḻ adhatta viśvā | āpaś ca mitraṁ dhiṣaṇā ca sādhan devā agniṁ dhārayan draviṇodām

He, in the ancient manner, being born by force, at once took on all the seers' powers, indeed. The waters and Dhiṣaṇā brought Mitra to success; the gods held fast Agni, the giver of wealth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

RV 1 96.2

स पूर्वया निविदा कव्यतायोर् इमाः प्रजा अजनयन् मनूनाम् । विवस्वता चक्षसा द्याम् अपश् च देवा अग्निꣳ धारयन् द्रविणोदाम्

sa pūrvayā nividā kavyatāyor imāḥ prajā ajanayan manūnām | vivasvatā cakṣasā dyām apaś ca devā agniṁ dhārayan draviṇodām

He, by the ancient invocation-formula, by the seer-craft of Āyu, begot these offspring of the men (Manus). With Vivasvat's eye (he lit up) heaven and the waters; the gods held fast Agni, the giver of wealth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

RV 1 96.3

तम् ईऴत प्रथमꣳ यज्ञसाधꣳ विश आरीर् आहुतम् ऋञ्जसानम् । ऊर्जः पुत्रम् भरतꣳ सृप्रदानुꣳ देवा अग्निꣳ धारयन् द्रविणोदाम्

tam īḻata prathamaṁ yajñasādhaṁ viśa ārīr āhutam ṛñjasānam | ūrjaḥ putram bharataṁ sṛpradānuṁ devā agniṁ dhārayan draviṇodām

Him the Aryan clans invoked as the first, the accomplisher of the sacrifice, the one to whom oblation is poured, the one who presses straight on; the son of strength, the bearer, whose gifts flow freely — Agni the gods established as giver of wealth.

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RV 1 96.4

स मातरिश्वा पुरुवारपुष्टिर् विदद् गातुꣳ तनयाय स्वर्वित् । विशाꣳ गोपा जनिता रोदस्योर् देवा अग्निꣳ धारयन् द्रविणोदाम्

sa mātariśvā puruvārapuṣṭir vidad gātuṁ tanayāya svarvit | viśāṁ gopā janitā rodasyor devā agniṁ dhārayan draviṇodām

That Mâtariṣvan rich in wealth and treasure, light-winner, finds a pathway for his offispring. Guard of our folk, Father of earth and heaven. The Gods possessed the wealth bestowing Agni.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896) (public domain)

RV 1 96.5

नक्तोषासा वर्णम् आमेम्याने धापयेते शिशुम् एकꣳ समीची । द्यावाक्षामा रुक्मो अन्तर् वि भाति देवा अग्निꣳ धारयन् द्रविणोदाम्

naktoṣāsā varṇam āmemyāne dhāpayete śiśum ekaṁ samīcī | dyāvākṣāmā rukmo antar vi bhāti devā agniṁ dhārayan draviṇodām

Night and Dawn, interchanging their colour, the two close companions give suck to one single child; between Heaven and Earth the golden gleam shines out — the gods established Agni, the giver of riches.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 1 96.6

रायो बुध्नः सꣳगमनो वसूनाꣳ यज्ञस्य केतुर् मन्मसाधनो वेः । अमृतत्वꣳ रक्षमाणास एनꣳ देवा अग्निꣳ धारयन् द्रविणोदाम्

rāyo budhnaḥ saṁgamano vasūnāṁ yajñasya ketur manmasādhano veḥ | amṛtatvaṁ rakṣamāṇāsa enaṁ devā agniṁ dhārayan draviṇodām

The ground of wealth, the gatherer of goods, the banner of the sacrifice, the fulfiller of thoughts, of the bird — guarding immortality for him, the gods established Agni, the giver of riches.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

RV 1 96.7

नू च पुरा च सदनꣳ रयीणाꣳ जातस्य च जायमानस्य च क्षाम् । सतश् च गोपाम् भवतश् च भूरेर् देवा अग्निꣳ धारयन् द्रविणोदाम्

nū ca purā ca sadanaṁ rayīṇāṁ jātasya ca jāyamānasya ca kṣām | sataś ca gopām bhavataś ca bhūrer devā agniṁ dhārayan draviṇodām

Both now and formerly (he is) the seat of riches, the ground of what has been born and of what is being born, the herdsman of what is and of the abundance that comes to be — (so) the gods established Agni as the giver of wealth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 1 96.8

द्रविणोदा द्रविणसस् तुरस्य द्रविणोदाः सनरस्य प्र यꣳसत् । द्रविणोदा वीरवतीम् इषꣳ नो द्रविणोदा रासते दीर्घम् आयुः

draviṇodā draviṇasas turasya draviṇodāḥ sanarasya pra yaṁsat | draviṇodā vīravatīm iṣaṁ no draviṇodā rāsate dīrgham āyuḥ

May the giver of wealth bestow wealth that is swift; may the giver of wealth bestow (wealth) that wins men. May the giver of wealth (give) us nourishment rich in heroes; may the giver of wealth grant long life.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

RV 1 96.9

एवा नो अग्ने समिधा वृधानो रेवत् पावक श्रवसे वि भाहि । तन् नो मित्रो वरुणो मामहन्ताम् अदितिः सिन्धुः पृथिवी उत द्यौः

evā no agne samidhā vṛdhāno revat pāvaka śravase vi bhāhi | tan no mitro varuṇo māmahantām aditiḥ sindhuḥ pṛthivī uta dyauḥ

Thus, O Agni, waxing strong through our kindling-wood, shine forth richly, O purifier, for glory. May Mitra, Varuṇa grant us that, and Aditi, Sindhu, Earth and Heaven.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition