Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·6·6.14
अग्ना यो मर्त्यो दुवो धियं जुजोष धीतिभिः । भसन् नु ष प्र पूर्व्य इषं वुरीतावसे ॥
agnā yo martyo duvo dhiyaṃ jujoṣa dhītibhiḥ | bhasan nu ṣa pra pūrvya iṣaṃ vurītāvase ||
Whoso to Agni hath endeared his thought and service by his hymns, That mortal eats before the rest, and finds sufficiency of food.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अग्निर् इद् धि प्रचेता अग्निर् वेधस्तम ऋषिः । अग्निं होतारम् ईळते यज्ञेषु मनुषो विशः ॥
agnir id dhi pracetā agnir vedhastama ṛṣiḥ | agniṃ hotāram īḷate yajñeṣu manuṣo viśaḥ ||
Agni, in truth, is passing wise, most skilled in ordering, a Seer. At sacrifices Manus' sons glorify Agni as their Priest.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
नाना ह्य् अग्ने ऽवसे स्पर्धन्ते रायो अर्यः । तूर्वन्तो दस्युम् आयवो व्रतैः सीक्षन्तो अव्रतम् ॥
nānā hy agne 'vase spardhante rāyo aryaḥ | tūrvanto dasyum āyavo vrataiḥ sīkṣanto avratam ||
The foeman's wealth in many a place, Agni, is emulous to help. Men fight the fiend, and seek by rites to overcome the riteless foe.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अग्निर् अप्साम् ऋतीषहं वीरं ददाति सत्पतिम् । यस्य त्रसन्ति शवसः संचक्षि शत्रवो भिया ॥
agnir apsām ṛtīṣahaṃ vīraṃ dadāti satpatim | yasya trasanti śavasaḥ saṃcakṣi śatravo bhiyā ||
Agni bestows the hero chief, winner of waters, firm in fray. Soon as they look upon his might his enemies tremble in alarm.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अग्निर् हि विद्मना निदो देवो मर्तम् उरुष्यति । सहावा यस्यावृतो रयिर् वाजेष्व् अवृतः ॥
agnir hi vidmanā nido devo martam uruṣyati | sahāvā yasyāvṛto rayir vājeṣv avṛtaḥ ||
For with his wisdom Agni, God, protects the mortal from reproach, Whose conquering wealth is never checked, is never checked in deeds of might.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अच्छा नो मित्रमहो देव देवान् अग्ने वोचः सुमतिं रोदस्योः । वीहि स्वस्तिं सुक्षितिं दिवो नॄन् द्विषो अंहांसि दुरिता तरेम ता तरेम तवावसा तरेम ॥
acchā no mitramaho deva devān agne vocaḥ sumatiṃ rodasyoḥ | vīhi svastiṃ sukṣitiṃ divo nṝn dviṣo aṃhāṃsi duritā tarema tā tarema tavāvasā tarema ||
O Agni, God with Mitra's might call hither the favour of the Gods from earth and heaven. Bring weal from heaven that men may dwell securely. May we o'ercome the foe's malign oppressions, may we o'ercome them, through thy help o'ercome them.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)