Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·2·2.8
वाजयन्न् इव नू रथान् योगां अग्नेर् उप स्तुहि । यशस्तमस्य मीळ्हुषः ॥
vājayann iva nū rathān yogāṃ agner upa stuhi | yaśastamasya mīḷhuṣaḥ ||
Now praise, as one who strives for strength, the harnessing of Agni's car, The liberal, the most splendid One;
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
यः सुनीथो ददाशुषे ऽजुर्यो जरयन्न् अरिम् । चारुप्रतीक आहुतः ॥
yaḥ sunītho dadāśuṣe 'juryo jarayann arim | cārupratīka āhutaḥ ||
Who, guiding worshippers aright, withers, untouched by age, the foe: When worshipped fair to look upon;
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
य उ श्रिया दमेष्व् आ दोषोषसि प्रशस्यते । यस्य व्रतं न मीयते ॥
ya u śriyā dameṣv ā doṣoṣasi praśasyate | yasya vrataṃ na mīyate ||
Who for his glory is extolled at eve and morning in our homes, Whose statute is inviolate;
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
आ यः स्वर् ण भानुना चित्रो विभात्य् अर्चिषा । अञ्जानो अजरैर् अभि ॥
ā yaḥ svar ṇa bhānunā citro vibhāty arciṣā | añjāno ajarair abhi ||
Who shines refulgent like the Sun, with brilliance and with fiery flame, Decked with imperishable sheen.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अत्रिम् अनु स्वराज्यम् अग्निम् उक्थानि वावृधुः । विश्वा अधि श्रियो दधे ॥
atrim anu svarājyam agnim ukthāni vāvṛdhuḥ | viśvā adhi śriyo dadhe ||
Him Atri, Agni, have our songs Strengthened according to his sway: All glories hath he made his own.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अग्नेर् इन्द्रस्य सोमस्य देवानाम् ऊतिभिर् वयम् । अरिष्यन्तः सचेमह्य् अभि ष्याम पृतन्यतः ॥
agner indrasya somasya devānām ūtibhir vayam | ariṣyantaḥ sacemahy abhi ṣyāma pṛtanyataḥ ||
May we with Agni's, Indra's help, with Soma's, yea, of all the Gods, Uninjured dwell together still, and conquer those who fight with us.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)