HYMN XXVII. Agni: Rig Veda – Book 5 – Ralph T.H. Griffith, Translator
अनस्वन्ता सत्पतिर मामहे मे गावा चेतिष्ठो असुरो मघोनः |
तरैव्र्ष्णो अग्ने दशभिः सहस्रैर वैश्वानर तर्यरुणश चिकेत ||
यो मे शता च विंशतिं च गोनां हरी च युक्ता सुधुरा ददाति |
वैश्वानर सुष्टुतो वाव्र्धानो ऽगने यछ तर्यरुणाय शर्म ||
एवा ते अग्ने सुमतिं चकानो नविष्ठाय नवमं तरसदस्युः |
यो मे गिरस तुविजातस्य पूर्वीर युक्तेनाभि तर्यरुणो गर्णाति ||
यो म इति परवोचत्य अश्वमेधाय सूरये |
ददद रचा सनिं यते ददन मेधाम रतायते ||
यस्य मा परुषाः शतम उद्धर्षयन्त्य उक्षणः |
अश्वमेधस्य दानाः सोमा इव तर्य्र्शिरः ||
इन्द्राग्नी शतदाव्न्य अश्वमेधे सुवीर्यम |
कषत्रं धारयतम बर्हद दिवि सूर्यम इवाजरम ||
anasvantā satpatir māmahe me ghāvā cetiṣṭho asuro maghonaḥ |
traivṛṣṇo aghne daśabhiḥ sahasrair vaiśvānara tryaruṇaś ciketa ||
yo me śatā ca viṃśatiṃ ca ghonāṃ harī ca yuktā sudhurā dadāti |
vaiśvānara suṣṭuto vāvṛdhāno ‘ghne yacha tryaruṇāya śarma ||
evā te aghne sumatiṃ cakāno naviṣṭhāya navamaṃ trasadasyuḥ |
yo me ghiras tuvijātasya pūrvīr yuktenābhi tryaruṇo ghṛṇāti ||
yo ma iti pravocaty aśvamedhāya sūraye |
dadad ṛcā saniṃ yate dadan medhām ṛtāyate ||
yasya mā paruṣāḥ śatam uddharṣayanty ukṣaṇaḥ |
aśvamedhasya dānāḥ somā iva tryṛśiraḥ ||
indrāghnī śatadāvny aśvamedhe suvīryam |
kṣatraṃ dhārayatam bṛhad divi sūryam ivājaram ||
English Translation
Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
1. THE Godlike hero, famousest of nobles, hath granted me two oxen with a wagon.
Trvrsan’s son Tryaruna hath distinguished himself, Vaiśvānara Agni! with ten thousands.
2 Protect Tryaruna, as thou art waxing strong and art highly praised, Vaiśvānara Agni!
Who granteth me a hundred kine and twenty, and two bay horses, good at draught, and harnessed.
3 So Trasadasyu served thee, God Most Youthful, craving thy favour for the ninth time, Agni;
Tryaruya who with attentive spirit accepteth many a song from me the mighty.
4 He who declares his wish to me, to Asvamedha, to the Prince,
Pays him who with his verse seeks gain, gives power to him who keeps the Law.
5 From whom a hundred oxen, all of speckled hue, delight my heart,
The gifts of Asvamedha, like thrice-mingled draughts of Soma juice.
6 To Asvamedha who bestows a hundred gifts grant hero power,
O Indra-Agni! lofty rule like the unwasting Sun in heaven.