Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 6 — Chapter 8

RV 6 8.1

पृक्षस्य वृष्णो अरुषस्य नू सहः प्र नु वोचꣳ विदथा जातवेदसः । वैश्वानराय मतिर् नव्यसी शुचिः सोम इव पवते चारुर् अग्नये

pṛkṣasya vṛṣṇo aruṣasya nū sahaḥ pra nu vocaṁ vidathā jātavedasaḥ | vaiśvānarāya matir navyasī śuciḥ soma iva pavate cārur agnaye

Now I will proclaim the might of the nourishing, ruddy bull, the ritual knowings of Jātavedas. For Vaiśvānara a newer thought, pure, lovely, is clarified like soma — for Agni.

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RV 6 8.2

स जायमानः परमे व्योमनि व्रतान्य् अग्निर् व्रतपा अरक्षत । व्य् अ१न्तरिक्षम् अमिमीत सुक्रतुर् वैश्वानरो महिना नाकम् अस्पृशत्

sa jāyamānaḥ parame vyomani vratāny agnir vratapā arakṣata | vy a1ntarikṣam amimīta sukratur vaiśvānaro mahinā nākam aspṛśat

He, being born in the highest heaven, Agni the guardian of vows kept watch over the vows; of good resolve, he measured out the midspace, Vaiśvānara touched the vault with his greatness.

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RV 6 8.3

व्य् अस्तभ्नाद् रोदसी मित्रो अद्भुतो ऽन्तर्वावद् अकृणोज् ज्योतिषा तमः । वि चर्मणीव धिषणे अवर्तयद् वैश्वानरो विश्वम् अधत्त वृष्ण्यम्

vy astabhnād rodasī mitro adbhuto 'ntarvāvad akṛṇoj jyotiṣā tamaḥ | vi carmaṇīva dhiṣaṇe avartayad vaiśvānaro viśvam adhatta vṛṣṇyam

He propped apart the two world-halves — Mitra, the wondrous one; with light he made the darkness (inwardly) filled. He rolled out the two bowls like two hides; Vaiśvānara took on all bull-strength.

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

RV 6 8.4

अपाम् उपस्थे महिषा अगृभ्णत विशो राजानम् उप तस्थुर् ऋग्मियम् । आ दूतो अग्निम् अभरद् विवस्वतो वैश्वानरम् मातरिश्वा परावतः

apām upasthe mahiṣā agṛbhṇata viśo rājānam upa tasthur ṛgmiyam | ā dūto agnim abharad vivasvato vaiśvānaram mātariśvā parāvataḥ

In the lap of the waters the buffaloes took hold (of him); the clans stood near the king worthy of verses. Mātariśvan the messenger brought Agni here, Vaiśvānara, from Vivasvat, from the far distance.

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RV 6 8.5

युगे-युगे विदथ्यꣳ गृणद्भ्यो ऽग्ने रयिꣳ यशसꣳ धेहि नव्यसीम् । पव्येव राजन्न् अघशꣳसम् अजर नीचा नि वृश्च वनिनꣳ न तेजसा

yuge-yuge vidathyaṁ gṛṇadbhyo 'gne rayiṁ yaśasaṁ dhehi navyasīm | pavyeva rājann aghaśaṁsam ajara nīcā ni vṛśca vaninaṁ na tejasā

Age after age, Agni, grant to those who sing (a wealth) fit for the ritual assembly, a glorious, ever-new wealth. As if with a wheel-rim, O king, O unaging one, cut the evil-speaker down low with your edge, as (one cuts) a tree.

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RV 6 8.6

अस्माकम् अग्ने मघवत्सु धारयानामि क्षत्रम् अजरꣳ सुवीर्यम् । वयꣳ जयेम शतिनꣳ सहस्रिणꣳ वैश्वानर वाजम् अग्ने तवोतिभिः

asmākam agne maghavatsu dhārayānāmi kṣatram ajaraṁ suvīryam | vayaṁ jayema śatinaṁ sahasriṇaṁ vaiśvānara vājam agne tavotibhiḥ

For our patrons, Agni, hold fast an unbending, unaging dominion, good heroic strength. May we win the prize of hundreds and of thousands, O Vaiśvānara Agni, through your aids.

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RV 6 8.7

अदब्धेभिस् तव गोपाभिर् इष्टे ऽस्माकम् पाहि त्रिषधस्थ सूरीन् । रक्षा च नो ददुषाꣳ शर्धो अग्ने वैश्वानर प्र च तारीः स्तवानः

adabdhebhis tava gopābhir iṣṭe 'smākam pāhi triṣadhastha sūrīn | rakṣā ca no daduṣāṁ śardho agne vaiśvānara pra ca tārīḥ stavānaḥ

With your undeceivable herdsmen, O sought-for one, protect our patrons, you of the three seats; and guard, O Agni, the host of those who have given to us, and, being praised, carry (us) forward, Vaiśvānara.

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