Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 4 — Chapter 4

RV 4 4.1

कृणुष्व पाजः प्रसितिꣳ न पृथ्वीꣳ याहि राजेवामवाꣳ इभेन । तृष्वीम् अनु प्रसितिꣳ द्रूणानो ऽस्तासि विध्य रक्षसस् तपिष्ठैः

kṛṇuṣva pājaḥ prasitiṁ na pṛthvīṁ yāhi rājevāmavām̐ ibhena | tṛṣvīm anu prasitiṁ drūṇāno 'stāsi vidhya rakṣasas tapiṣṭhaiḥ

Make thy sharp form like a wide snare; go like a mighty king with his following. Rushing along the swift onslaught, thou art the archer: pierce the rakṣases with thy hottest (shafts).

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RV 4 4.2

तव भ्रमास आशुया पतन्त्य् अनु स्पृश धृषता शोशुचानः । तपूꣳष्य् अग्ने जुह्वा पतꣳगान् असꣳदितो वि सृज विष्वग् उल्काः

tava bhramāsa āśuyā patanty anu spṛśa dhṛṣatā śośucānaḥ | tapūṁṣy agne juhvā pataṁgān asaṁdito vi sṛja viṣvag ulkāḥ

Thy flickerings fly swiftly; blazing up, touch them boldly. Send out thy heats, Agni, with thy tongue, thy winged sparks; unbound, hurl the firebrands in every direction.

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RV 4 4.3

प्रति स्पशो वि सृज तूर्णितमो भवा पायुर् विशो अस्या अदब्धः । यो नो दूरे अघशꣳसो यो अन्त्य् अग्ने माकिष् टे व्यथिर् आ दधर्षीत्

prati spaśo vi sṛja tūrṇitamo bhavā pāyur viśo asyā adabdhaḥ | yo no dūre aghaśaṁso yo anty agne mākiṣ ṭe vyathir ā dadharṣīt

Send forth thy spies against (them), being swiftest; be the unfailing protector of this people. Whoever speaks evil of us from afar, whoever from near — let none dare bring thee harm, O Agni.

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RV 4 4.4

उद् अग्ने तिष्ठ प्रत्य् आ तनुष्व न्य् अ१मित्राꣳ ओषतात् तिग्महेते । यो नो अरातिꣳ समिधान चक्रे नीचा तꣳ धक्ष्य् अतसꣳ न शुष्कम्

ud agne tiṣṭha praty ā tanuṣva ny a1mitrām̐ oṣatāt tigmahete | yo no arātiṁ samidhāna cakre nīcā taṁ dhakṣy atasaṁ na śuṣkam

Stand up, Agni, stretch thyself out against (them), burn down the foes, O thou of sharp weapon. Whoever has made hostility against us, O kindled one, burn him down low like dry brushwood.

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RV 4 4.5

ऊर्ध्वो भव प्रति विध्याध्य् अस्मद् आविष् कृणुष्व दैव्यान्य् अग्ने । अव स्थिरा तनुहि यातुजूनाꣳ जामिम् अजामिम् प्र मृणीहि शत्रून्

ūrdhvo bhava prati vidhyādhy asmad āviṣ kṛṇuṣva daivyāny agne | ava sthirā tanuhi yātujūnāṁ jāmim ajāmim pra mṛṇīhi śatrūn

Be erect, pierce (them) back away from us, make manifest thy divine powers, Agni. Slacken the taut (bowstrings) of those driven by sorcery; crush the enemies, kin and not kin.

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RV 4 4.6

स ते जानाति सुमतिꣳ यविष्ठ य ईवते ब्रह्मणे गातुम् ऐरत् । विश्वान्य् अस्मै सुदिनानि रायो द्युम्नान्य् अर्यो वि दुरो अभि द्यौत्

sa te jānāti sumatiṁ yaviṣṭha ya īvate brahmaṇe gātum airat | viśvāny asmai sudināni rāyo dyumnāny aryo vi duro abhi dyaut

He knows thy favour, O youngest, who has raised up a path for such a prayer. Upon him thou hast shone all fair days of wealth, the splendours of the stranger; thou hast shone the doors open.

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RV 4 4.7

सेद् अग्ने अस्तु सुभगः सुदानुर् यस् त्वा नित्येन हविषा य उक्थैः । पिप्रीषति स्व आयुषि दुरोणे विश्वेद् अस्मै सुदिना सासद् इष्टिः

sed agne astu subhagaḥ sudānur yas tvā nityena haviṣā ya ukthaiḥ | piprīṣati sva āyuṣi duroṇe viśved asmai sudinā sāsad iṣṭiḥ

Let him indeed be fortunate and liberal, Agni, who with unfailing oblation, who with hymns seeks to please thee in his own lifetime, in his house; for him let all days be fair, let his offering be (so).

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RV 4 4.8

अर्चामि ते सुमतिꣳ घोष्य् अर्वाक् सꣳ ते वावाता जरताम् इयꣳ गीः । स्वश्वास् त्वा सुरथा मर्जयेमास्मे क्षत्राणि धारयेर् अनु द्यून्

arcāmi te sumatiṁ ghoṣy arvāk saṁ te vāvātā jaratām iyaṁ gīḥ | svaśvās tvā surathā marjayemāsme kṣatrāṇi dhārayer anu dyūn

I sing your good favour; (it) has been proclaimed hither. Let this song of mine sing in accord with you, (you who are) the beloved one. With good horses, with good chariots, may we burnish you; do you hold fast lordly powers in us day by day.

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RV 4 4.9

इह त्वा भूर्य् आ चरेद् उप त्मन् दोषावस्तर् दीदिवाꣳसम् अनु द्यून् । क्रीऴन्तस् त्वा सुमनसः सपेमाभि द्युम्ना तस्थिवाꣳसो जनानाम्

iha tvā bhūry ā cared upa tman doṣāvastar dīdivāṁsam anu dyūn | krīḻantas tvā sumanasaḥ sapemābhi dyumnā tasthivāṁso janānām

Here let (a man) attend upon you much of his own accord, upon you shining through the days at evening and at dawn. Playing, glad in mind, may we serve you, having risen up over the splendours of (other) men.

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RV 4 4.10

यस् त्वा स्वश्वः सुहिरण्यो अग्न उपयाति वसुमता रथेन । तस्य त्राता भवसि तस्य सखा यस् त आतिथ्यम् आनुषग् जुजोषत्

yas tvā svaśvaḥ suhiraṇyo agna upayāti vasumatā rathena | tasya trātā bhavasi tasya sakhā yas ta ātithyam ānuṣag jujoṣat

Whoever, rich in horses and rich in gold, approaches you, Agni, with a wealth-bearing chariot, of him you become the rescuer, of him the comrade, (of him) who enjoys your hospitality in due succession.

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RV 4 4.11

महो रुजामि बन्धुता वचोभिस् तन् मा पितुर् गोतमाद् अन्व् इयाय । त्वꣳ नो अस्य वचसश् चिकिद्धि होतर् यविष्ठ सुक्रतो दमूनाः

maho rujāmi bandhutā vacobhis tan mā pitur gotamād anv iyāya | tvaṁ no asya vacasaś cikiddhi hotar yaviṣṭha sukrato damūnāḥ

By kinship, by (these) words, I break the great (foes); that (power) came down to me from my father Gotama. Do you take note of this speech of ours, O hotṛ, youngest, of good resolve, house-friend.

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RV 4 4.12

अस्वप्नजस् तरणयः सुशेवा अतन्द्रासो ऽवृका अश्रमिष्ठाः । ते पायवः सध्र्यञ्चो निषद्याग्ने तव नः पान्त्व् अमूर

asvapnajas taraṇayaḥ suśevā atandrāso 'vṛkā aśramiṣṭhāḥ | te pāyavaḥ sadhryañco niṣadyāgne tava naḥ pāntv amūra

Sleepless, carrying (us) across, very kindly, untiring, not wolfish, least weary — let those guards of yours, having sat down together, guard us, O Agni, unerring one.

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RV 4 4.13

ये पायवो मामतेयꣳ ते अग्ने पश्यन्तो अन्धꣳ दुरिताद् अरक्षन् । ररक्ष तान् सुकृतो विश्ववेदा दिप्सन्त इद् रिपवो नाह देभुः

ye pāyavo māmateyaṁ te agne paśyanto andhaṁ duritād arakṣan | rarakṣa tān sukṛto viśvavedā dipsanta id ripavo nāha debhuḥ

Those guards of yours, Agni, who, seeing, protected the blind son of Mamatā from difficult passage — he of all knowledge has protected those doers of good; the foes, though wishing to harm, have by no means harmed (them).

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RV 4 4.14

त्वया वयꣳ सधन्य१स् त्वोतास् तव प्रणीत्य् अश्याम वाजान् । उभा शꣳसा सूदय सत्यताते ऽनुष्ठुया कृणुह्य् अह्रयाण

tvayā vayaṁ sadhanya1s tvotās tava praṇīty aśyāma vājān | ubhā śaṁsā sūdaya satyatāte 'nuṣṭhuyā kṛṇuhy ahrayāṇa

With you, sharing in wealth, helped by you, under your leading may we win prizes. Set both praises right, in the fulfilment of truth; act forthwith, O unashamed one.

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RV 4 4.15

अया ते अग्ने समिधा विधेम प्रति स्तोमꣳ शस्यमानꣳ गृभाय । दहाशसो रक्षसः पाह्य् अ१स्मान् द्रुहो निदो मित्रमहो अवद्यात्

ayā te agne samidhā vidhema prati stomaṁ śasyamānaṁ gṛbhāya | dahāśaso rakṣasaḥ pāhy a1smān druho nido mitramaho avadyāt

With this fuel, Agni, let us serve you; accept the praise that is being recited. Burn the cursing rakṣases, guard us from deceit, from scorn, from disgrace, you whose greatness is like Mitra's.

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