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