Mantra 4
Sukta 25
आदङ्गिराः प्रथमं दधिरे वय इद्धाग्नयः शम्या ये सुकृत्यया । सर्वं पणेः समविन्दन्त भोजनमश्वावन्तं गोमन्तमा पशुं नरः
ā́d aṅgirā́ḥ prathamáṃ dadhire váya iddhā́gnayaḥ śamyā́ yé sukṛtyáyā | sárvaṃ paṇéḥ sám avindanta bhójanam aśvā́vantaṃ gómantam ā́ paśúṃ náraḥ ||
Then the Angirases first established vital power; the kindled Fires, by the Śamyā, they who by well-wrought rite. All sustenance from the Paṇi they won back together—food rich in horses, rich in kine, yea, cattle besides—for men.
तदा अङ्गिरसः प्रथमे वयः दधिरे। इद्धा अग्नयः शम्या सह ये सुकृत्यया कर्म चक्रुः। ते पणेः सर्वं भोजनं समविन्दन्—अश्वावन्तं गोमन्तं च, पशुमपि—नृभ्यः।
Rishi: Angiras/Atharvanic tradition (RV-derived; AV 20 is largely Rigvedic reprise)
Devata: Agni and the Angirasas as ritual exemplars; implicit Indraic wealth-recovery frame (Paṇi motif)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (Rigvedic-style; AV 20 hymns commonly preserve RV meters)
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