HYMN XII. Indra-Agni: Rig Veda – Book 3 – Ralph T.H. Griffith, Translator
इन्द्राग्नी आ गतं सुतं गीर्भिर्नभो वरेण्यम |
अस्य पातं धियेषिता ||
इन्द्राग्नी जरितुः सचा यज्ञो जिगाति चेतनः |
अया पातमिमं सुतम ||
इन्द्रमग्निं कविछदा यज्ञस्य जूत्या वर्णे |
ता सोमस्येह तर्म्पताम ||
तोशा वर्त्रहणा हुवे सजित्वानापराजिता |
इन्द्राग्नी वाजसातमा ||
पर वामर्चन्त्युक्थिनो नीथाविदो जरितारः |
इन्द्राग्नी इष आ वर्णे ||
इन्द्राग्नी नवतिं पुरो दासपत्नीरधूनुतम |
साकमेकेन कर्मणा ||
इन्द्राग्नी अपसस पर्युप पर यन्ति धीतयः |
रतस्य पथ्या अनु ||
इन्द्राग्नी तविषाणि वां सधस्थानि परयांसि च |
युवोरप्तूर्यं हितम ||
इन्द्राग्नी रोचना दिवः परि वाजेषु भूषथः |
तद वांचेति पर वीर्यम ||
indrāghnī ā ghataṃ sutaṃ ghīrbhirnabho vareṇyam |
asya pātaṃ dhiyeṣitā ||
indrāghnī jarituḥ sacā yajño jighāti cetanaḥ |
ayā pātamimaṃ sutam ||
indramaghniṃ kavichadā yajñasya jūtyā vṛṇe |
tā somasyeha tṛmpatām ||
tośā vṛtrahaṇā huve sajitvānāparājitā |
indrāghnī vājasātamā ||
pra vāmarcantyukthino nīthāvido jaritāraḥ |
indrāghnī iṣa ā vṛṇe ||
indrāghnī navatiṃ puro dāsapatnīradhūnutam |
sākamekena karmaṇā ||
indrāghnī apasas paryupa pra yanti dhītayaḥ |
ṛtasya pathyā anu ||
indrāghnī taviṣāṇi vāṃ sadhasthāni prayāṃsi ca |
yuvoraptūryaṃ hitam ||
indrāghnī rocanā divaḥ pari vājeṣu bhūṣathaḥ |
tad vāṃceti pra vīryam ||
English Translation
Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
1. MOVED, Indra-Agni, by our hymn, come to the juice, the precious dew:
Drink ye thereof, impelled by song.
2 O Indra-Agni, with the man who lauds you comes the wakening rite:
So drink ye both this juice assured.
3 Through force of sacrifice I choose Indra-Agni who love the wise:
With Soma let these sate them here.
4 Indra and Agni I invoke, joint-victors, bounteous, unsubdued,
Foe-slayers, best to win the spoil.
5 Indra and Agni, singers skilled in melody hymn you, bringing lauds:
I choose you for the sacred food.
6 Indra and Agni, ye cast down the ninety forts which Dāsas held,
Together, with one mighty deed.
7 To Indra-Agni reverent thoughts go forward from the holy task
Along the path of sacred Law.
8 O Indra-Agni, powers are yours, and dwellings and delightful food
Good is your readiness to act.
9 Indra and Agni, in your deeds of might ye deck heaven’s lucid realms:
Famed is that hero strength of yours.