5.9 Brereton

1

tvām agne haviṣmantas devam martāsa īlate /

you agni, a god, do mortals summon, bearing offerings

manye tvā jātavedasam sa havyā vakṣi ānuṣak //

i-think you birth-knower convey our oblations in proper order

2

agnis hotā dāsuvatas kṣayasya vṛktabarhiṣas /

Agni is the Hotar of dwelling rich in gifts, in which the ritual grass is twisted

sam yajñāsas caranti yam sam vājasas sravasyavas //

upon whom sacrifices convere and prizes and seekers of fame (converge)

3

uta sma yam śiśum yathā navam janiṣṭa araṇī /

and to whom the churning stick has again given birth like a new calf

dhartāram mānuṣīṇām viśām agnim saudhvaram //

the supporter of clans of sons of Manu, performing good rites

4

uta sma durgṛbhīyase putras na hvāriyāṇām /

and like a son of twisting (snakes) you again hard to grasp

purū yas dagdhāsi vanā agne paśus na yavase //

you, who are consumer of much wood, like a grazing animal in pasture

5

adha sma yasya arcayas samyak samyanti dhūminas /

then he whose smoky flames all together join together

yad īm aha tritas divi upa dhmāteva dhamati śiśīte dhmātarī yathā //

when Trita in heaven blows uon him like a blower (smelter of metals)

he becomes sharp as if at blowing (of bellows)

6

tava aham agna ūtibhis mitrasya ca praśastibhis /

by your help, and through my proclamations of Mitra, would i

dveṣoyutas na duritā turyāma martiyānām

would we cross over difficulties of mortals, as those repelling hatred do

7

tam nas agne abhī naras rayim sahasa ā bhara /

let our men (be) dominant over wealth, bring that here

sa kṣepayat sa poṣayat bhuvat vājasya sātaya utaidhi pṛtsu nas vṛdhe //

he makes us dwell in peace, he makes us thrive, he comes in order (for us)

to gain the prize of victory. and let him be present to strengthen us in battles