Making his body beautiful, Agni the Sage hath waxen by The singer and his ancient hymn.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 8.44.12; the wording of this text may differ in places.
sa no mitramahastvamagne śukreṇa śociṣā . devairā satsi barhiṣi .. 1713
So Agni, rich in many friends, with fiery splendour, seat thyself With Gods upon our sacred grass.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 8.44.14; the wording of this text may differ in places.
O THOU with stones for arms, thy powers, crushing the fiends, have raised themselves: Chase thou the foes who compass us.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 9.53.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Thou conquerest thus with might when car meets car, and when the prize is staked: With fearless heart will I sing praise.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 9.53.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
No one with evil thought assails this Pavamana's holy laws: Crush him who fain would fight with thee.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 9.53.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
For Indra to the streams they drive the tawny rapture-dropping Steed, Indu the bringer of delight.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 9.53.4; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Come hither, Indra, with Bay Steeds, joyous, with tails like peacocks' plumes. Let no men cheek thy course as fowlers stay the bird: pass o'er them as o'er desert lands.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 3.45.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
He who slew Vrtra, burst the cloud, brake the strongholds and drave the floods, Indra who mounts his chariot at his Bay Steeds' cry, shatters e'en things that stand most firm.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 3.45.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Like pools of water deep and full, like kine thou cherishest thy might; Like the milch-cows that go well-guarded to the mead, like water-brooks that reach the lake.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 3.45.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Even as the wild-bull, when he thirsts, goes to the desert's watery pool, Come hither quickly both at morning and at eve, and with the Kanvas drink thy fill.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 8.4.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
May the drops gladden thee, rich Indra, and obtain bounty for him who pours the juice. Soma pressed in the mortar didst thou take and drink, and hence hast won surpassing might.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 8.4.4; the wording of this text may differ in places.
त्वमङ्ग प्र शुंसिषो देवः शविष्ठ मर्त्यम् । न त्वदन्यो मघवन्नस्ति मर्डितेन्द्र ब्रवीमि ते वचः ॥ १७२३
tvamaṅga pra śuṃsiṣo devaḥ śaviṣṭha martyam . na tvadanyo maghavannasti marḍitendra bravīmi te vacaḥ .. 1723
Thou as a God, O Mightiest, verily blessest mortal man. O Maghavan, there is no comforter but thou: Indra, I speak my words to thee.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.84.19; the wording of this text may differ in places.
मा ते राधांसि मा त ऊतयो वसो ऽस्मान्कदा चना दभन् । विश्वा च न उपमिमीहि मानुष वसूनि चर्षणिभ्य आ ॥ १७२४
mā te rādhāṃsi mā ta ūtayo vaso 'smānkadā canā dabhan . viśvā ca na upamimīhi mānuṣa vasūni carṣaṇibhya ā .. 1724
Let not thy bounteous gifts, let not thy saving help fail us, good Lord, at any time; And measure out to us, thou lover of mankind, all riches hitherward from men.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.84.20; the wording of this text may differ in places.
prati ṣyā sūnarī janī vyucchantī pari svasuḥ . divo adarśi duhitā .. 1725
This Lady, giver of delight, after her Sister shining forth, Daughter of Heaven, hath shown herself.-
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 4.52.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Unfailing, Mother of the Kine, in colour like a bright red mare, The Dawn became the Asvins' Friend.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 4.52.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Yea, and thou art the Asvins' Friend, the Mother of the Kine art thou: O Dawn thou rulest over wealth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 4.52.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Now Morning with her earliest light shines forth, dear Daughter of the Sky: High, Asvins, I extol your praise,
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.46.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Sons of the Sea, mighty to save discoverers of riches, ye Gods with deep thought who find out wealth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.46.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Your giant coursers hasten on over the region all in flames, When your car flies with winged steeds.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.46.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
उषस्तच्चित्रमा भरास्मभ्यं वाजिनीवति । येन तोकं च तनयं च धामहे ॥ १७३१
uṣastaccitramā bharāsmabhyaṃ vājinīvati . yena tokaṃ ca tanayaṃ ca dhāmahe .. 1731
O Dawn enriched with ample wealth, bestow on us the wondrous gift Wherewith we may support children and children's sons.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.92.13; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Thou radiant mover of sweet sounds, with wealth of horses and of kine Shine thou on us this day, O Dawn auspiciously.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.92.14; the wording of this text may differ in places.
O Asvins wonderful in act, do ye unanimous direct Your chariot to our home wealthy in kine and gold.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.92.16; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Hither may they who wake at dawn bring, to drink Soma both the Gods Health-givers Wonder-Workers, borne on paths of gold.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.92.18; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Ye who brought down the hymn from heaven, a light that giveth light to man, Do ye, O Asvins, bring strength hither unto us.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.92.17; the wording of this text may differ in places.
I VALUE Agni that good Lord, the home to which the kine return: Whom fleet-foot coursers seek as home, and strong enduring steeds as home. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.6.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Agni the God of all mankind, gives, verily, a steed to man. Agni gives precious gear for wealth, treasure he gives when he is pleased. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.6.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
'Tis Agni whom we laud as good, to whom the milch-kine come in herds, To whom the chargers swift of foot, to whom our well-born princes come. Bring food to those who sing thy praise.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.6.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
O HEAVENLY Dawn, awaken us to ample opulence to-day Even as thou hast wakened us with Satyasravas, Vayya's son, high-born! delightful with thy steeds!
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.79.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Daughter of Heaven, thou dawnedst on Sunitha Sucadratha's son, So dawn thou on one mightier still, on Satyasravas, Vayya's son, high-born! delightful with thy steeds!
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.79.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
sā no adyābharadvasurvyucchā duhitardivaḥ . yo vyaucchaḥ sahīyasi satyaśravasi yāyye sujāte aśvasūnṛte .. 1742
So, bringing treasure, dawn to-day on us thou Daughter of the Sky, As thou, O mightier yet. didst shine for Satyatravas, Vayya's son, high-born! delightful with thy steeds!
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.79.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Pass, O ye Asvins, pass away beyond all tribes of selfish men, Wonderful, with your golden paths, most gracious, bringers of the flood. Lovers of sweetness, hear my call.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.75.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
ā no ratnāni bibhratāvaśvinā gacchataṃ yuvam . rudrā hiraṇyavarttanī juṣāṇā vājinīvasū mādhvī mama śrutaṃ havam .. 1745
Come to us, O ye Asvin Pair, bringing your precious treasures, come Ye Rudras, on your paths of gold, rejoicing, rich in store of wealth. Lovers of sweetness, hear my call.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.75.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
This light is come, amid all lights the fairest; born is the brilliant, far-extending brightness. Night, sent away for Savitar's uprising, hath yielded up a birth-place for the Morning.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.113.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
The Fair, the Bright is come with her white offspring; to her the Dark One hath resigned her dwelling. Akin, immortal, following each other, changing their colours both the heavens move onward.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.113.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
समानो अध्वा स्वस्रोरनन्तस्तमन्यान्या चरतो देवशिष्टे । न मेथेते न तस्थतुः सुमेके नक्तोषासा समनसा विरूपे ॥ १७५१
samāno adhvā svasroranantastamanyānyā carato devaśiṣṭe . na methete na tasthatuḥ sumeke naktoṣāsā samanasā virūpe .. 1751
Common, unending is the Sisters' pathway; taught by the Gods, alternately they travel. Fair-formed, of different hues and yet one-minded, Night and Dawn clash not, neither do they travel.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.113.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Agni, the bright face of the Dawns, is shining; the singers' pious voices have ascended. Borne on your chariot, Asvins, turn you hither and come unto our full and rich libation.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.76.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
na saṃskṛtaṃ pra mimīto gamiṣṭhānti nūnamaśvinopastuteha . divābhipitvevasāgamiṣṭhā pratyavarttiṃ dāśuṣe śambhaviṣṭhā .. 1753
Most frequent guests, they scorn not what is ready: even now the lauded Asvins are beside us. With promptest aid they come at morn and evening, the worshipper's most blessed guards from trouble.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.76.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Yea, come at milking-time, at early morning, at noon of day and when the Sun is setting, By day, by night, with favour most auspicious. Not only now the draught hath drawn the Asvins.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 5.76.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
एता उ त्या उषसः केतुमक्रत पूर्वे अर्धे रजसो भानुमञ्जते । निष्कृण्वाना आयुधानीव धृष्णवः प्रति गावो ऽरुषीर्यन्ति मातरः ॥ १७५५
etā u tyā uṣasaḥ ketumakrata pūrve ardhe rajaso bhānumañjate . niṣkṛṇvānā āyudhānīva dhṛṣṇavaḥ prati gāvo 'ruṣīryanti mātaraḥ .. 1755
These Dawns have raised their banner; in the eastern half of the mid-air they spread abroad their shining light. Like heroes who prepare their weapons for the war, onward they come bright red in hue, the Mother Cows.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.92.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Readily have the purple beams of light shot up; the Red Cows have they harnessed, easy to be yoked. The Dawns have brought distinct perception as before: red-hued, they have attained their fulgent brilliancy.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.92.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
They sing their song like women active in their tasks, along their common path hither from far away, Bringing refreshment to the liberal devotee, yea, all things to the worshipper who pours the juice.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.92.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Agni is wakened: Surya riseth from the earth. Mighty, refulgent Dawn hath shone with all her light. The Asvins have equipped their chariot for the course. God Savitar hath moved the folk in sundry ways.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.157.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
When, Asvins, ye equip your very mighty car, bedew, ye Twain, our power with honey and with oil. To our devotion give victorious strength in war: may we win riches in the heroes' strife for spoil.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.157.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
Nigh to us come the Asvins' lauded three-wheeled car, the car laden with meath and drawn by fleet-foot steeds, Three-seated, opulent, bestowing all delight. may it bring weal to us, to cattle and to men.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 1.157.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
प्र ते धारा असश्चतो दिवो न यन्ति वृष्टयः । अच्छा वाजं सहस्रिणम् ॥ १७६१
pra te dhārā asaścato divo na yanti vṛṣṭayaḥ . acchā vājaṃ sahasriṇam .. 1761
Thy streams that never fail or waste flow forth like showers of rain from heaven, To bring a thousand stores of strength.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 9.57.1; the wording of this text may differ in places.
He flows beholding on his way all well beloved sacred lore, Green-tinted, brandishing his, arms.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 9.57.2; the wording of this text may differ in places.
स मर्मृजान आयुभिरिभो राजेव सुव्रतः । श्येनो न वंसु षीदति ॥ १७६३
sa marmṛjāna āyubhiribho rājeva suvrataḥ . śyeno na vaṃsu ṣīdati .. 1763
He, when the people deck him like a docile king of elephants. Sits as a falcon in the, wood.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 9.57.3; the wording of this text may differ in places.
स नो विश्वा दिवो वसूतो पृथिव्या अधि । पुनान इन्दवा भर ॥ १७६४
sa no viśvā divo vasūto pṛthivyā adhi . punāna indavā bhara .. 1764
So bring thou hitherward to us, Indu, while thou art purified, All treasures both of heaven and earth.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)This is the translator's rendering of the same verse where it occurs at RV 9.57.4; the wording of this text may differ in places.