Rig Veda Sukta 118
Mandala 10Sukta 1189 Mantras

Sukta 118

Sukta 10.118

Devata

Agni

Chandas

Gāyatrī (probable; compact 3-pāda structure typical of gāyatrī-style address)

この短いアグニ讃歌は、正しく点火されると祭火が立ち上り、酥油(ギー)を喜び、敵対する「貪り食う者」(atriṇa)を打ち倒して供物を守るさまを描く。アグニは不死のgṛhapati(家・住まいの主)として讃えられ、凡人の間で招かれて、守護し、浄め、祭式を正しい順序に確立する者とされる。

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 10.118

Mantras

Mantra 1

अग्ने हंसि न्यत्रिणं दीद्यन्मर्त्येष्वा । स्वे क्षये शुचिव्रत ॥

アグニよ、汝は人々の中に燃え輝き、供物を奪わんとする貪り食う者を打ち倒す。汝は自らの住処に立ち、清浄なる誓戒を保つ。

Mantra 2

उत्तिष्ठसि स्वाहुतो घृतानि प्रति मोदसे । यत्त्वा स्रुचः समस्थिरन् ॥

汝は起ち上がる、よく招かれし者(svāhuta)。澄みたる酥油(ghṛta)の流れに歓びを受ける。ひしゃく(sruc)らが汝をその座に堅く据えたからだ――供献の正しい均衡において。

Mantra 3

स आहुतो वि रोचतेऽग्निरीळेन्यो गिरा । स्रुचा प्रतीकमज्यते ॥

呼び招かれるとき、アグニは広く輝き出る——讃えらるべき者、マントラの声によって。柄杓(srúcā)によりその前面は塗り清められ、顕れた顔は祭儀の働きのために整えられる。

Mantra 4

घृतेनाग्निः समज्यते मधुप्रतीक आहुतः । रोचमानो विभावसुः ॥

ギー(ghṛta)をもってアグニ(Agni)は遍く塗り清められ、招かれて来たるとき、その面は蜜の甘さを帯びる。輝きわたるヴィバーヴァス(Vibhāvasu、遍照の者)は、光の富をひろく放つ。

Mantra 5

जरमाणः समिध्यसे देवेभ्यो हव्यवाहन । तं त्वा हवन्त मर्त्याः ॥

燃えつつ老いゆく(燃え増す)汝は、神々(deva)のために燃え立てられる、供物を運ぶ者(havyavāhana)よ。人の子らは汝を呼び招く。

Mantra 6

तं मर्ता अमर्त्यं घृतेनाग्निं सपर्यत । अदाभ्यं गृहपतिम् ॥

人の子らはギー(ghṛta)をもって、その不死なるアグニ(Agni)を敬い仕える——打ち破られぬ者、家の主(gṛhapati)を。

Mantra 7

अदाभ्येन शोचिषाग्ने रक्षस्त्वं दह । गोपा ऋतस्य दीदिहि ॥

破られぬ炎光もて、アグニよ、喰らう闇とラクシャスを焼き払え。ṛta(真理・宇宙の正序)の護り手として燦然と輝き、われらの内なる正しき秩序を見守れ。

Mantra 8

स त्वमग्ने प्रतीकेन प्रत्योष यातुधान्यः । उरुक्षयेषु दीद्यत् ॥

汝、アグニよ、顕れたる前面(姿)をもって、妖術の喰らう者どもを退け焼き払え。広き住処に燃え立ち、旅路のために広大なる安らぎを打ち立てよ。

Mantra 9

तं त्वा गीर्भिरुरुक्षया हव्यवाहं समीधिरे । यजिष्ठं मानुषे जने ॥

彼らは讃歌もて汝を燃え立たせた――供物を運ぶ者(havyavāha)、広く住まう力よ。人の世において、汝は祭儀のわざに最も堪能なる者。

Frequently Asked Questions

It praises Agni as the sacred fire who becomes strong when properly invoked, enjoys ghee offerings, and protects the sacrifice by driving away harmful forces.

Atriṇa is a harmful ‘devourer’—a figure for anything that steals, spoils, or obstructs the offering (ritual error, hostility, or negative influence).

Gṛhapati means “lord of the house.” Agni is the household fire who guards the home and the rite, making the dwelling a stable place for sacred order and purity.

Ask anything about Sukta 118 of the Rig Veda

Answers come straight from the texts, with the shlokas they draw on. Ask in your own words.

Not sure where to start?

A free sign-in with Google or Apple keeps your chat saved across web and the app.

Read Rig Veda in the Vedapath app

Scan the QR code to open this directly in the app, with word-by-word meanings, Sanskrit recitation where available, and more.

Continue reading in the Vedapath app

Open in App