Mandala 4

Sukta 15: Agni and the prince Somaka Sahadevya

Rishi: वामदेवो गौतमः · Devata: अग्निः, ७-८ सोमकः साहदेव्यः,९-१० अश्विनौ · Metre: गायत्री

10 verses · 15 of 58

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Agni and the prince Somaka Sahadevya

Vamadeva Gautama's gayatri hymn. Agni the hotar is led around the sacrifice three times like a charioteer, carrying food to the devas and giving treasure to the giver. He is kindled in the east for Srinjaya, son of Devavata, bright and crushing foes. Every day men groom him like a steed. Verses 7 and 8 praise the boy Somaka, son of Sahadeva, from whom the rishi at once received two bay horses. Verses 9 and 10 turn to the Ashvins: may this prince Somaka Sahadevya be long-lived, and may you, divine Ashvins, make him so.

15.1

अ॒ग्निर्होता॑ नो अध्व॒रे वा॒जी सन्परि॑ णीयते ।
दे॒वो दे॒वेषु॑ य॒ज्ञिय॑ः

agnirhotā no adhvare vājī sanpari ṇīyate |
devo deveṣu yajñiyaḥ

15.2

परि॑ त्रिवि॒ष्ट्य॑ध्व॒रं यात्य॒ग्नी र॒थीरि॑व ।
आ दे॒वेषु॒ प्रयो॒ दध॑त्

pari triviṣṭyadhvaraṃ yātyagnī rathīriva |
ā deveṣu prayo dadhat

15.3

परि॒ वाज॑पतिः क॒विर॒ग्निर्ह॒व्यान्य॑क्रमीत् ।
दध॒द्रत्ना॑नि दा॒शुषे॑

pari vājapatiḥ kaviragnirhavyānyakramīt |
dadhadratnāni dāśuṣe

15.4

अ॒यं यः सृञ्ज॑ये पु॒रो दै॑ववा॒ते स॑मि॒ध्यते॑ ।
द्यु॒माँ अ॑मित्र॒दम्भ॑नः

ayaṃ yaḥ sṛñjaye puro daivavāte samidhyate |
dyumām̐ amitradambhanaḥ