Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 6 — Chapter 1

RV 6 1.1

त्वꣳ ह्य् अग्ने प्रथमो मनोतास्या धियो अभवो दस्म होता । त्वꣳ सीꣳ वृषन्न् अकृणोर् दुष्टरीतु सहो विश्वस्मै सहसे सहध्यै

tvaṁ hy agne prathamo manotāsyā dhiyo abhavo dasma hotā | tvaṁ sīṁ vṛṣann akṛṇor duṣṭarītu saho viśvasmai sahase sahadhyai

For you, Agni, were the first thinker of this thought, the hotṛ, O wondrous one. You, O bull, made that might hard to surpass, for every might, so as to prevail.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 1.2

अधा होता न्य् असीदो यजीयान् इऴस् पद इषयन्न् ईड्यः सन् । तꣳ त्वा नरः प्रथमꣳ देवयन्तो महो राये चितयन्तो अनु ग्मन्

adhā hotā ny asīdo yajīyān iḻas pada iṣayann īḍyaḥ san | taṁ tvā naraḥ prathamaṁ devayanto maho rāye citayanto anu gman

Then you sat down as hotṛ, more worthy of worship, in the seat of Iḍā, bringing refreshment, being worthy of invocation. You, the first, the men seeking the gods followed after, taking thought for great wealth.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 1.3

वृतेव यन्तम् बहुभिर् वसव्यै३स् त्वे रयिꣳ जागृवाꣳसो अनु ग्मन् । रुशन्तम् अग्निꣳ दर्शतम् बृहन्तꣳ वपावन्तꣳ विश्वहा दीदिवाꣳसम्

vṛteva yantam bahubhir vasavyai3s tve rayiṁ jāgṛvāṁso anu gman | ruśantam agniṁ darśatam bṛhantaṁ vapāvantaṁ viśvahā dīdivāṁsam

Him going as with a host, with many goods — in you the watchful ones followed after wealth — the gleaming Agni, fair to see, lofty, rich in fat, shining on all days.

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

RV 6 1.4

पदꣳ देवस्य नमसा व्यन्तः श्रवस्यवः श्रव आपन्न् अमृक्तम् । नामानि चिद् दधिरे यज्ञियानि भद्रायाꣳ ते रणयन्त सꣳदृष्टौ

padaṁ devasya namasā vyantaḥ śravasyavaḥ śrava āpann amṛktam | nāmāni cid dadhire yajñiyāni bhadrāyāṁ te raṇayanta saṁdṛṣṭau

Reaching for the god's footstep with reverence, seeking fame, they attained unimpaired fame. They even took on sacrificial names; they rejoiced in your auspicious appearing.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 1.5

त्वाꣳ वर्धन्ति क्षितयः पृथिव्याꣳ त्वाꣳ राय उभयासो जनानाम् । त्वꣳ त्राता तरणे चेत्यो भूः पिता माता सदम् इन् मानुषाणाम्

tvāṁ vardhanti kṣitayaḥ pṛthivyāṁ tvāṁ rāya ubhayāso janānām | tvaṁ trātā taraṇe cetyo bhūḥ pitā mātā sadam in mānuṣāṇām

The settlements on the earth make you grow, and the riches of men, of both kinds. You have become the deliverer, to be marked in the crossing over, ever the father and mother of men.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 1.6

सपर्येण्यः स प्रियो विक्ष्व् अ१ग्निर् होता मन्द्रो नि षसादा यजीयान् । तꣳ त्वा वयꣳ दम आ दीदिवाꣳसम् उप ज्ञुबाधो नमसा सदेम

saparyeṇyaḥ sa priyo vikṣv a1gnir hotā mandro ni ṣasādā yajīyān | taṁ tvā vayaṁ dama ā dīdivāṁsam upa jñubādho namasā sadema

To be worshipped, dear among the clans, Agni the hotṛ, the gladdening, more worthy of sacrifice, has sat down. May we, bending our knees, with reverence sit close to you, shining in the house.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 1.7

तꣳ त्वा वयꣳ सुध्यो३ नव्यम् अग्ने सुम्नायव ईमहे देवयन्तः । त्वꣳ विशो अनयो दीद्यानो दिवो अग्ने बृहता रोचनेन

taṁ tvā vayaṁ sudhyo3 navyam agne sumnāyava īmahe devayantaḥ | tvaṁ viśo anayo dīdyāno divo agne bṛhatā rocanena

You, O Agni, we of good thoughts, desiring favour, seeking the gods, approach anew. You led the clans, shining with heaven's lofty light.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 1.8

विशाꣳ कविꣳ विश्पतिꣳ शश्वतीनाꣳ नितोशनꣳ वृषभꣳ चर्षणीनाम् । प्रेतीषणिम् इषयन्तम् पावकꣳ राजन्तम् अग्निꣳ यजतꣳ रयीणाम्

viśāṁ kaviṁ viśpatiṁ śaśvatīnāṁ nitośanaṁ vṛṣabhaṁ carṣaṇīnām | pretīṣaṇim iṣayantam pāvakaṁ rājantam agniṁ yajataṁ rayīṇām

(We seek) the poet of the clans, the clan-lord of all the tribes, the down-pouring bull of the peoples, the one who presses forward, who brings refreshment, the purifier, ruling Agni, worthy of worship, (the lord) of riches.

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

RV 6 1.9

सो अग्न ईजे शशमे च मर्तो यस् त आनट् समिधा हव्यदातिम् । य आहुतिम् परि वेदा नमोभिर् विश्वेत् स वामा दधते त्वोतः

so agna īje śaśame ca marto yas ta ānaṭ samidhā havyadātim | ya āhutim pari vedā namobhir viśvet sa vāmā dadhate tvotaḥ

That mortal, O Agni, has sacrificed and has toiled, who has reached the presenting of the oblation to you with kindling-wood; who with acts of homage knows the offering thoroughly — he indeed, aided by you, obtains all good things.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 1.10

अस्मा उ ते महि महे विधेम नमोभिर् अग्ने समिधोत हव्यैः । वेदी सूनो सहसो गीर्भिर् उक्थैर् आ ते भद्रायाꣳ सुमतौ यतेम

asmā u te mahi mahe vidhema namobhir agne samidhota havyaiḥ | vedī sūno sahaso gīrbhir ukthair ā te bhadrāyāṁ sumatau yatema

To thee, to this great one, let us do great service with reverences, O Agni, with kindling-wood and with oblations, at the altar, O son of strength, with songs and recitations; may we strive toward thy auspicious favour.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 1.11

आ यस् ततन्थ रोदसी वि भासा श्रवोभिश् च श्रवस्य१स् तरुत्रः । बृहद्भिर् वाजैः स्थविरेभिर् अस्मे रेवद्भिर् अग्ने वितरꣳ वि भाहि

ā yas tatantha rodasī vi bhāsā śravobhiś ca śravasya1s tarutraḥ | bṛhadbhir vājaiḥ sthavirebhir asme revadbhir agne vitaraṁ vi bhāhi

Thou who hast covered heaven and earth with splendour and with thy glories, glorious and triumphant. Continue thou to shine on us, O Agni, with strength abundant, rich, and long enduring.

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

RV 6 1.12

नृवद् वसो सदम् इद् धेह्य् अस्मे भूरि तोकाय तनयाय पश्वः । पूर्वीर् इषो बृहतीर् आरे-अघा अस्मे भद्रा सौश्रवसानि सन्तु

nṛvad vaso sadam id dhehy asme bhūri tokāya tanayāya paśvaḥ | pūrvīr iṣo bṛhatīr āre-aghā asme bhadrā sauśravasāni santu

O good one (Agni), set down for us always abundance rich in men, and cattle for offspring and progeny; let there be for us many great refreshments with harm kept far off, and auspicious good repute.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 6 1.13

पुरूण्य् अग्ने पुरुधा त्वाया वसूनि राजन् वसुता ते अश्याम् । पुरूणि हि त्वे पुरुवार सन्त्य् अग्ने वसु विधते राजनि त्वे

purūṇy agne purudhā tvāyā vasūni rājan vasutā te aśyām | purūṇi hi tve puruvāra santy agne vasu vidhate rājani tve

Many goods in many ways, O Agni, through love of you, O king — may I obtain them by your wealth-giving; for many are the goods in you, O Agni rich in boons, in you the king, (goods) for the one who worships.

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