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

Hỡi Agni, hãy đến đây cùng các ngọn lửa; chúng ta chọn Ngài làm Hotṛ (tế quan). Nguyện người đã chuẩn bị đúng nghi thức, mang lễ vật, xức dầu cho Ngài—đấng thích hợp nhất cho tế lễ—để Ngài ngồi trên cỏ thiêng barhis.

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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