Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 7 — Chapter 16

RV 7 16.1

एना वो अग्निꣳ नमसोर्जो नपातम् आ हुवे । प्रियꣳ चेतिष्ठम् अरतिꣳ स्वध्वरꣳ विश्वस्य दूतम् अमृतम्

enā vo agniṁ namasorjo napātam ā huve | priyaṁ cetiṣṭham aratiṁ svadhvaraṁ viśvasya dūtam amṛtam

With this homage I call Agni for you, the child of strength, the dear one, most attentive, the wheel(-rider), of good rites, the immortal messenger of all.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 16.2

स योजते अरुषा विश्वभोजसा स दुद्रवत् स्वाहुतः । सुब्रह्मा यज्ञः सुशमी वसूनाꣳ देवꣳ राधो जनानाम्

sa yojate aruṣā viśvabhojasā sa dudravat svāhutaḥ | subrahmā yajñaḥ suśamī vasūnāṁ devaṁ rādho janānām

He yokes his two ruddy (horses) that feed all; well-poured-to he will run swiftly; the sacrifice is one with good formulas, well-performed — (he is) the divine bounty of the Vasus, of the peoples.

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

RV 7 16.3

उद् अस्य शोचिर् अस्थाद् आजुह्वानस्य मीऴ्हुषः । उद् धूमासो अरुषासो दिविस्पृशः सम् अग्निम् इन्धते नरः

ud asya śocir asthād ājuhvānasya mīḻhuṣaḥ | ud dhūmāso aruṣāso divispṛśaḥ sam agnim indhate naraḥ

The flame of him, the bounteous one, has risen up as (offerings) are poured in; up rise the ruddy smoke-columns touching the sky: the men kindle Agni.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 16.4

तꣳ त्वा दूतꣳ कृण्महे यशस्तमꣳ देवाꣳ आ वीतये वह । विश्वा सूनो सहसो मर्तभोजना रास्व तद् यत् त्वेमहे

taṁ tvā dūtaṁ kṛṇmahe yaśastamaṁ devām̐ ā vītaye vaha | viśvā sūno sahaso martabhojanā rāsva tad yat tvemahe

You, such as you are, we make our messenger, most glorious; convey the gods here to enjoy (the offering). Grant, O son of strength, all foods for mortals — that for which we entreat you.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 16.5

त्वम् अग्ने गृहपतिस् त्वꣳ होता नो अध्वरे । त्वम् पोता विश्ववार प्रचेता यक्षि वेषि च वार्यम्

tvam agne gṛhapatis tvaṁ hotā no adhvare | tvam potā viśvavāra pracetā yakṣi veṣi ca vāryam

You, Agni, are the lord of the house; you are our hotṛ at the rite; you, O you desired by all, are the potṛ, the foreknowing one: sacrifice and bring what is choice.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 16.6

कृधि रत्नꣳ यजमानाय सुक्रतो त्वꣳ हि रत्नधा असि । आ न ऋते शिशीहि विश्वम् ऋत्विजꣳ सुशꣳसो यश् च दक्षते

kṛdhi ratnaṁ yajamānāya sukrato tvaṁ hi ratnadhā asi | ā na ṛte śiśīhi viśvam ṛtvijaṁ suśaṁso yaś ca dakṣate

Make a treasure for the sacrificer, O you of good resolve, for you are the treasure-giver. Sharpen us into the rite — every ṛtvij, and whoever, well-praised, is able.

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

RV 7 16.7

त्वे अग्ने स्वाहुत प्रियासः सन्तु सूरयः । यन्तारो ये मघवानो जनानाम् ऊर्वान् दयन्त गोनाम्

tve agne svāhuta priyāsaḥ santu sūrayaḥ | yantāro ye maghavāno janānām ūrvān dayanta gonām

In you, Agni, well-poured-to, let the patrons be dear — those bounteous ones, leaders of peoples, who apportion the pens of cattle.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 16.8

येषाम् इऴा घृतहस्ता दुरोण आꣳ अपि प्राता निषीदति । ताꣳस् त्रायस्व सहस्य द्रुहो निदो यच्छा नः शर्म दीर्घश्रुत्

yeṣām iḻā ghṛtahastā duroṇa ām̐ api prātā niṣīdati | tām̐s trāyasva sahasya druho nido yacchā naḥ śarma dīrghaśrut

In whose house Iḷā with ghee in her hand sits down at dawn — them protect, O powerful one, from deceit and from scorn; extend to us shelter heard of afar.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 16.9

स मन्द्रया च जिह्वया वह्निर् आसा विदुष्टरः । अग्ने रयिम् मघवद्भ्यो न आ वह हव्यदातिꣳ च सूदय

sa mandrayā ca jihvayā vahnir āsā viduṣṭaraḥ | agne rayim maghavadbhyo na ā vaha havyadātiṁ ca sūdaya

He, the conveyor, with delighting tongue and mouth, the more knowing one — Agni, bring wealth here to our patrons, and speed the giving of oblations.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 16.10

ये राधाꣳसि ददत्य् अश्व्या मघा कामेन श्रवसो महः । ताꣳ अꣳहसः पिपृहि पर्तृभिष् ट्वꣳ शतम् पूर्भिर् यविष्ठ्य

ye rādhāṁsi dadaty aśvyā maghā kāmena śravaso mahaḥ | tām̐ aṁhasaḥ pipṛhi partṛbhiṣ ṭvaṁ śatam pūrbhir yaviṣṭhya

Those who give gifts, bounties of horses, out of desire for great fame — carry them across distress with your rescuers, with a hundred fortresses, O youngest one.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

RV 7 16.11

देवो वो द्रविणोदाः पूर्णाꣳ विवष्ट्य् आसिचम् । उद् वा सिञ्चध्वम् उप वा पृणध्वम् आद् इद् वो देव ओहते

devo vo draviṇodāḥ pūrṇāṁ vivaṣṭy āsicam | ud vā siñcadhvam upa vā pṛṇadhvam ād id vo deva ohate

The god who gives wealth desires for you a full pouring-vessel. Either pour out or fill up: then indeed the god takes notice of you.

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

RV 7 16.12

तꣳ होतारम् अध्वरस्य प्रचेतसꣳ वह्निꣳ देवा अकृण्वत । दधाति रत्नꣳ विधते सुवीर्यम् अग्निर् जनाय दाशुषे

taṁ hotāram adhvarasya pracetasaṁ vahniṁ devā akṛṇvata | dadhāti ratnaṁ vidhate suvīryam agnir janāya dāśuṣe

Him the gods made the hotṛ of the rite, the foreknowing one, the conveyor. Agni bestows a treasure, the possession of good men, on the worshipper, on the man who gives.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition