Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 5 — Chapter 9
RV 5 9.1
त्वाम् अग्ने हविष्मन्तो देवम् मर्तास ईऴते । मन्ये त्वा जातवेदसꣳ स हव्या वक्ष्य् आनुषक्
tvām agne haviṣmanto devam martāsa īḻate | manye tvā jātavedasaṁ sa havyā vakṣy ānuṣak
You, Agni, the god, mortals with their oblations invoke. I hold you to be Jātavedas; carry the oblations in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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BEARING; oblations mortal men, O Agni, worship thee the God. I deem thee Jâtavedas: bear our offerings, thou, unceasingly.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 5 9.2
अग्निर् होता दास्वतः क्षयस्य वृक्तबर्हिषः । सꣳ यज्ञासश् चरन्ति यꣳ सꣳ वाजासः श्रवस्यवः
agnir hotā dāsvataḥ kṣayasya vṛktabarhiṣaḥ | saṁ yajñāsaś caranti yaṁ saṁ vājāsaḥ śravasyavaḥ
Agni is the hotṛ of the giving household whose barhis is strewn — he to whom the sacrifices come together, and the prizes, seeking fame.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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In the man's home who offers gifts, where grass is trimmed, Agni is Priest, To whom all sacrifices come and strengthenings that win renown.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 5 9.3
उत स्म यꣳ शिशुꣳ यथा नवꣳ जनिष्टारणी । धर्तारम् मानुषीणाꣳ विशाम् अग्निꣳ स्वध्वरम्
uta sma yaṁ śiśuṁ yathā navaṁ janiṣṭāraṇī | dhartāram mānuṣīṇāṁ viśām agniṁ svadhvaram
And (he) whom the two kindling-sticks begot anew, like a child — Agni, upholder of the human clans, conducting the rite well.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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Whom, as an infant newly-born, the kindling-sticks have brought to life, Sustainer of the tribes of men, skilled in well-ordered sacrifice.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 5 9.4
उत स्म दुर्गृभीयसे पुत्रो न ह्वार्याणाम् । पुरू यो दग्धासि वनाग्ने पशुर् न यवसे
uta sma durgṛbhīyase putro na hvāryāṇām | purū yo dagdhāsi vanāgne paśur na yavase
And you are hard to grasp, like the offspring of the coiling ones; you who burn many woods, O Agni, like a beast in the pasture.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Yea, very hard art thou to grasp, like offspring of the wriggling snakes, When thou consumest many woods like an ox, Agni, in the mead.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 5 9.5
अध स्म यस्यार्चयः सम्यक् सꣳयन्ति धूमिनः । यद् ईम् अह त्रितो दिव्य् उप ध्मातेव धमति शिशीते ध्मातरी यथा
adha sma yasyārcayaḥ samyak saṁyanti dhūminaḥ | yad īm aha trito divy upa dhmāteva dhamati śiśīte dhmātarī yathā
Then, whose smoky flames go together straight — when indeed Trita in heaven blows upon him like a smelter, he is whetted as in the bellows.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Whose flames, when thou art sending forth the smoke, completely reach the mark, When Trita in the height of heaven, like as a smelter fanneth thee, e'en as a smelter sharpeneth thee.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 5 9.6
तवाहम् अग्न ऊतिभिर् मित्रस्य च प्रशस्तिभिः । द्वेषोयुतो न दुरिता तुर्याम मर्त्यानाम्
tavāham agna ūtibhir mitrasya ca praśastibhiḥ | dveṣoyuto na duritā turyāma martyānām
With your helps, O Agni, and with the praises of Mitra, may we, warding off enmity, pass beyond the difficulties of mortals.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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O Agni, by thy succour and by Mitra's friendly furtherance, May we, averting hate, subbue the wickedness of mortal men.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 5 9.7
तꣳ नो अग्ने अभी नरो रयिꣳ सहस्व आ भर । स क्षेपयत् स पोषयद् भुवद् वाजस्य सातय उतैधि पृत्सु नो वृधे
taṁ no agne abhī naro rayiṁ sahasva ā bhara | sa kṣepayat sa poṣayad bhuvad vājasya sātaya utaidhi pṛtsu no vṛdhe
Bring us that wealth, O Agni, overpowering the (hostile) men: may it make (us) settled, may it make (us) thrive, may it be for the winning of the prize; and be there for our increase in battles.
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, to our heroes bring such riches, thou victorious God. May he protect and nourish us, and help in aining strength: be thou near us in 6rht for our success.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)