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Samaveda — Uttararchika — Chapter 3106

SV 2 3106.1

जनस्य गोपा अजनिष्ट जागृविरग्निः सुदक्षः सुविताय नव्यसे । घृतप्रतीको बृहता दिविस्पृषा द्युमद्वि भाति भरतेभ्यः शुचिः

janasya gopā ajaniṣṭa jāgṛviragniḥ sudakṣaḥ suvitāya navyase | ghṛtapratīko bṛhatā divispṛṣā dyumadvi bhāti bharatebhyaḥ śuciḥ

The guardian of the people has been born, the watchful Agni of good skill, for new good passage; with a face of ghee, with his lofty flame touching heaven, he shines out brightly, pure, for the Bharatas.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

The watchful guardian of the people hath been born, Agni, the very strong, for fresh prosperity. With oil upon his face. with high heaven-touching flame, he shineth splendidly, pure, for the Bharatas.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1893)

SV 2 3106.2

त्वामग्ने अङ्गिरसो गुहा हितमन्वविन्दञ्छिश्रियाणं वनेवने । स जायसे मथ्यमानः सहो महत्वामाहुः सहसस्पुत्रमङ्गिरः

tvāmagne aṅgiraso guhā hitamanvavindañchiśriyāṇaṃ vanevane | sa jāyase mathyamānaḥ saho mahatvāmāhuḥ sahasasputramaṅgiraḥ

You, Agni, the Aṅgirases found out, set in hiding, lodged in wood after wood; you are born when churned, a great force; they call you son of strength, O Aṅgiras.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

O Agni, the Angirasas discovered thee what time thou layest hidden, fleeing back from wood to wood. Thou by attrition art produced as conquering might, and men, O Angiras, call thee the Son of Strength.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1893)

SV 2 3106.3

यज्ञस्य केतुं प्रथमं पुरोहितमग्निं नरस्त्रिषधस्थे समिन्धते । इन्द्रेण देवैः सरथं स बर्हिषि सीदन्नि होता यजथाय सुक्रतुः

yajñasya ketuṃ prathamaṃ purohitamagniṃ narastriṣadhasthe samindhate | indreṇa devaiḥ sarathaṃ sa barhiṣi sīdanni hotā yajathāya sukratuḥ

Agni, the banner of the sacrifice, the first, the one set in front, the men kindle in the threefold seat; together with Indra and the gods on one chariot he sits down upon the barhis, the hotṛ of good kratu, to sacrifice.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

The men enkindle Agni in his threefold seat, ensign of sacrifice, the earliest bousehold-priest. With Indra and the Gods together on the grass let the wise priest sit to complete the sacrifice!

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1893)