Mantra 2

Sukta 103

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्न आ याह्यग्निभिर्होतारं त्वा वृणीमहे । आ त्वामनक्तु प्रयता हविष्मती यजिष्ठं बर्हिरासदे

IAST Transliteration

ágn(a) ā́ yāhy agníbhir hótāraṃ tvā vṛṇīmahe | ā́ tvām anaktu práyatā havíṣmatī yájiṣṭhaṃ bárhir āsáde ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

O Agni, come hither with the fires; thee as Hotṛ we choose. Let the duly-prepared, oblation-bearing (offering) anoint thee—most meet for sacrifice—to sit upon the sacred grass.

Translation

हे अग्ने! अग्नियों के साथ यहाँ आओ; हम तुम्हें होतृ के रूप में चुनते हैं। विधिपूर्वक तैयार, हवि-धारिणी (आहुति) तुम्हें अभिषिक्त करे—यज्ञ के लिए अति-योग्य—ताकि तुम बर्हि (पवित्र कुश) पर आसीन होओ।

Word by Word

अग्नेO Agni

आhither; towards

याहिcome

अग्निभिःwith the fires / with Agnis

होतारम्the Hotṛ-priest

त्वाyou

वृणीमहेwe choose

आunto; towards

त्वाम्you

अनक्तुmay (it/he) anoint/smear

प्रयताprepared; duly arranged

हविष्मतीpossessing oblation

यजिष्ठम्most worshipful

बर्हिःthe sacred grass (barhis)

आसदेsit down upon; take a seat

Attribution

Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance (Agni invitatory; reused in AV 20)

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī type (depends on RV locus; invitatory style)

Mantra Rasa

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