Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 8 — Chapter 84

RV 8 84.1

प्रेष्ठꣳ वो अतिथिꣳ स्तुषे मित्रम् इव प्रियम् । अग्निꣳ रथꣳ न वेद्यम्

preṣṭhaṁ vo atithiṁ stuṣe mitram iva priyam | agniṁ rathaṁ na vedyam

I praise your dearest guest, dear as a friend, Agni, to be known like a chariot.

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RV 8 84.2

कविम् इव प्रचेतसꣳ यꣳ देवासो अध द्विता । नि मर्त्येष्व् आदधुः

kavim iva pracetasaṁ yaṁ devāso adha dvitā | ni martyeṣv ādadhuḥ

Wise like a seer, whom the gods, of old, set down among mortals.

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RV 8 84.3

त्वꣳ यविष्ठ दाशुषो नॄꣳः पाहि शृणुधी गिरः । रक्षा तोकम् उत त्मना

tvaṁ yaviṣṭha dāśuṣo nṝm̐ḥ pāhi śṛṇudhī giraḥ | rakṣā tokam uta tmanā

You, youngest one, protect the men of the worshipper, hear the songs; and guard our offspring yourself.

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RV 8 84.4

कया ते अग्ने अङ्गिर ऊर्जो नपाद् उपस्तुतिम् । वराय देव मन्यवे

kayā te agne aṅgira ūrjo napād upastutim | varāya deva manyave

With what (word), Agni Aṅgiras, child of nourishment, (shall we bring) praise to you, O god, for (your) chosen zeal?

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RV 8 84.5

दाशेम कस्य मनसा यज्ञस्य सहसो यहो । कद् उ वोच इदꣳ नमः

dāśema kasya manasā yajñasya sahaso yaho | kad u voca idaṁ namaḥ

With the mind of what sacrifice may we serve, O young one of strength? And what homage shall I here utter?

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

RV 8 84.6

अधा त्वꣳ हि नस् करो विश्वा अस्मभ्यꣳ सुक्षितीः । वाजद्रविणसो गिरः

adhā tvaṁ hi nas karo viśvā asmabhyaṁ sukṣitīḥ | vājadraviṇaso giraḥ

And so may you make all good dwelling-places for us, and (make) our songs winners of prize-wealth.

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RV 8 84.7

कस्य नूनम् परीणसो धियो जिन्वसि दम्पते । गोषाता यस्य ते गिरः

kasya nūnam parīṇaso dhiyo jinvasi dampate | goṣātā yasya te giraḥ

Of what abundance do you now quicken the thoughts, lord of the house — you whose songs are (sung) at the winning of cattle?

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RV 8 84.8

तम् मर्जयन्त सुक्रतुम् पुरोयावानम् आजिषु । स्वेषु क्षयेषु वाजिनम्

tam marjayanta sukratum puroyāvānam ājiṣu | sveṣu kṣayeṣu vājinam

Him they groomed, the one of good resolve, who goes in front in the contests, the prize-winner, in their own dwellings.

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RV 8 84.9

क्षेति क्षेमेभिः साधुभिर् नकिर् यꣳ घ्नन्ति हन्ति यः । अग्ने सुवीर एधते

kṣeti kṣemebhiḥ sādhubhir nakir yaṁ ghnanti hanti yaḥ | agne suvīra edhate

He dwells (secure) in good safety, he whom none slay, (but) who himself slays; O Agni, he thrives rich in heroes.

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