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Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 10 — Chapter 156

RV 10 156.1

अग्निꣳ हिन्वन्तु नो धियः सप्तिम् आशुम् इवाजिषु । तेन जेष्म धनꣳ-धनम्

agniṁ hinvantu no dhiyaḥ saptim āśum ivājiṣu | tena jeṣma dhanaṁ-dhanam

Let our thoughts speed Agni on, as (men speed) a swift courser in the races; with him may we win prize after prize.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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LET songs of ours speed Agni forth like a fleet courser in the race, And we will win each prize through him.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 156.2

यया गा आकरामहे सेनयाग्ने तवोत्या । ताꣳ नो हिन्व मघत्तये

yayā gā ākarāmahe senayāgne tavotyā | tāṁ no hinva maghattaye

The army by which we may gather in cattle, O Agni, through your help — speed that (army) on for us, for the winning of bounty.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Agni the dart whereby we gain kine for ourselves with help from thee,– That send us for the gain of wealth.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 156.3

आग्ने स्थूरꣳ रयिम् भर पृथुꣳ गोमन्तम् अश्विनम् । अङ्धि खꣳ वर्तया पणिम्

āgne sthūraṁ rayim bhara pṛthuṁ gomantam aśvinam | aṅdhi khaṁ vartayā paṇim

O Agni, bring solid wealth, broad, rich in cattle and in horses; anoint the axle-hole, set the Paṇi rolling.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

O Agni, bring us wealth secure, vast wealth in horses and in kine: Oil thou the socket, turn the wheel.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 156.4

अग्ने नक्षत्रम् अजरम् आ सूर्यꣳ रोहयो दिवि । दधज् ज्योतिर् जनेभ्यः

agne nakṣatram ajaram ā sūryaṁ rohayo divi | dadhaj jyotir janebhyaḥ

O Agni, you made the unaging luminary, the sun, ascend in heaven, bestowing light upon the people.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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O Agni, thou hast made the Sun, Eternal Star, to mount the sky, Bestowing light on living men.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)

RV 10 156.5

अग्ने केतुर् विशाम् असि प्रेष्ठः श्रेष्ठ उपस्थसत् । बोधा स्तोत्रे वयो दधत्

agne ketur viśām asi preṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭha upasthasat | bodhā stotre vayo dadhat

Agni, you are the banner of the clans, the dearest, the best, seated in the lap. Take notice, granting vigor to the praiser.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Thou, Agni, art the people's light, best, dearest, seated in thy shrine: Watch for the singer, give him life.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)