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    Stanza 10.115.1

    चि॒त्र इच्छिशो॒स्तरु॑णस्य व॒क्षथो॒ न यो मा॒तरा॑व॒प्येति॒ धात॑वे | अ॒नू॒धा यदि॒ जीज॑न॒दधा॑ च॒ नु व॒वक्ष॑ स॒द्यो महि॑ दू॒त्यं१॒॑ चर॑न् ||

    citrá íc chíśos táruṇasya vakṣátho ná yó mātárāv apyéti dhā́tave anūdhā́ yádi jī́janad ádhā ca nú vavákṣa sadyó máhi dūtyàṁ cáran

    Indeed, wondrous is the growth of the young child, who does not approach to drink his mothers' milk. As soon as she, who has no udder, bore him, he, performing his great messenger duty, suddenly grew strong.

    Stanza 10.115.2

    अ॒ग्निर्ह॒ नाम॑ धायि॒ दन्न॒पस्त॑मः॒ सं यो वना॑ यु॒वते॒ भस्म॑ना द॒ता | अ॒भि॒प्र॒मुरा॑ जु॒ह्वा॑ स्वध्व॒र इ॒नो न प्रोथ॑मानो॒ यव॑से॒ वृषा॑ ||

    agnír ha nā́ma dhāyi dánn apástamaḥ sáṁ yó vánā yuváte bhásmanā datā́ abhipramúrā juhvāā̀ svadhvará inó ná próthamāno yávase vŕ̥ṣā

    He was named Agni, the most effective bestower, who gathered the woods with his consuming tooth. Skilled in sacrifice, with a destructive tongue, he is powerful like a bull snorting in the pasture.

    Stanza 10.115.3

    तं वो॒ विं न द्रु॒षदं॑ दे॒वमन्ध॑स॒ इन्दुं॒ प्रोथ॑न्तं प्र॒वप॑न्तमर्ण॒वम् | आ॒सा वह्निं॒ न शो॒चिषा॑ विर॒प्शिनं॒ महि॑व्रतं॒ न स॒रज॑न्त॒मध्व॑नः ||

    táṁ vo víṁ ná druṣádaṁ devám ándhasa índum próthantam pravápantam arṇavám āsā́ váhniṁ ná śocíṣā virapśínam máhivrataṁ ná sarájantam ádhvanaḥ

    Praise him, your god who, like a bird, rests on a tree, scattering drops of essence and pouring forth his flood. With his flame, like a tongue, he speaks, a priest of great rites, expanding his paths, like one of great command.

    Stanza 10.115.4

    वि यस्य॑ ते ज्रयसा॒नस्या॑जर॒ धक्षो॒र्न वाताः॒ परि॒ सन्त्यच्यु॑ताः | आ र॒ण्वासो॒ युयु॑धयो॒ न स॑त्व॒नं त्रि॒तं न॑शन्त॒ प्र शि॒षन्त॑ इ॒ष्टये॑ ||

    ví yásya te jrayasānásyājara dhákṣor ná vā́tāḥ pári sánty ácyutāḥ ā́ raṇvā́so yúyudhayo ná satvanáṁ tritáṁ naśanta prá śiṣánta iṣṭáye

    O everlasting one, your far-reaching power is surrounded by the winds which are unceasing. Approaching like eager warriors, they seek Trita, the hero, to guide them to their desire.

    Stanza 10.115.5

    स इद॒ग्निः कण्व॑तमः॒ कण्व॑सखा॒र्यः पर॒स्यान्त॑रस्य॒ तरु॑षः | अ॒ग्निः पा॑तु गृण॒तो अ॒ग्निः सू॒रीन॒ग्निर्द॑दातु॒ तेषा॒मवो॑ नः ||

    sá íd agníḥ káṇvatamaḥ káṇvasakhāryáḥ párasyā́ntarasya táruṣaḥ agníḥ pātu gr̥ṇató agníḥ sūrī́n agnír dadātu téṣām ávo naḥ

    This Agni is the greatest among the Kaṇvas, the friend of Kaṇvas, the conqueror of enemies near and far. May Agni protect the singers, may Agni give to the princes: may he grant us their help.

    Stanza 10.115.6

    वा॒जिन्त॑माय॒ सह्य॑से सुपित्र्य तृ॒षु च्यवा॑नो॒ अनु॑ जा॒तवे॑दसे | अ॒नु॒द्रे चि॒द्यो धृ॑ष॒ता वरं॑ स॒ते म॒हिन्त॑माय॒ धन्व॒नेद॑विष्य॒ते ||

    vājíntamāya sáhyase supitrya tr̥ṣú cyávāno ánu jātávedase anudré cid yó dhr̥ṣatā́ váraṁ saté mahíntamāya dhánvanéd aviṣyaté

    To you, the most energetic, who are powerful, O Supitrya, swiftly following, make yourself the lord of Jātavedas. He who surely gives a boon, even in a thirsty land, most powerful, prepared to help us in the wilds.

    Stanza 10.115.7

    ए॒वाग्निर्मर्तैः॑ स॒ह सू॒रिभि॒र्वसुः॑ ष्टवे॒ सह॑सः सू॒नरो॒ नृभिः॑ | मि॒त्रासो॒ न ये सुधि॑ता ऋता॒यवो॒ द्यावो॒ न द्यु॒म्नैर॒भि सन्ति॒ मानु॑षान् ||

    evā́gnír mártaiḥ sahá sūríbhir vásu ṣṭave sáhasaḥ sūnáro nŕ̥bhiḥ mitrā́so ná yé súdhitā r̥tāyávo dyā́vo ná dyumnaír abhí sánti mā́nuṣān

    Thus Agni, with mortals and princes, is praised; a source of wealth, a leader of men with heroes. Like friends who are well-disposed and observant of the sacred law, like the heavens, they surpass mortals with their glories.

    Stanza 10.115.8

    ऊर्जो॑ नपात्सहसाव॒न्निति॑ त्वोपस्तु॒तस्य॑ वन्दते॒ वृषा॒ वाक् | त्वां स्तो॑षाम॒ त्वया॑ सु॒वीरा॒ द्राघी॑य॒ आयुः॑ प्रत॒रं दधा॑नाः ||

    ū́rjo napāt sahasāvann íti tvopastutásya vandate vŕ̥ṣā vā́k tvā́ṁ stoṣāma tváyā suvī́rā drā́ghīya ā́yuḥ prataráṁ dádhānāḥ

    O Son of Strength, Victorious! With this praise, Upastuta's voice reveres you. Blessed with brave sons by you, we will praise you and, through you, possess long life.

    Stanza 10.115.9

    इति॑ त्वाग्ने वृष्टि॒हव्य॑स्य पु॒त्रा उ॑पस्तु॒तास॒ ऋष॑योऽवोचन् | ताँश्च॑ पा॒हि गृ॑ण॒तश्च॑ सू॒रीन्वष॒ड्वष॒ळित्यू॒र्ध्वासो॑ अनक्ष॒न्नमो॒ नम॒ इत्यू॒र्ध्वासो॑ अनक्षन् ||

    íti tvāgne vr̥ṣṭihávyasya putrā́ upastutā́sa ŕ̥ṣayo 'vocan tā́ṁś ca pāhí gr̥ṇatáś ca sūrī́n váṣaḍ váṣaḷ íty ūrdhvā́so anakṣan námo náma íty ūrdhvā́so anakṣan

    Thus, Agni, have the sons of Vr̥ishṭihavya, the Upastutas, the sages, invoked you. Protect them, protect the singers and the princes. With 'Vashaṭ!' have they offered, with uplifted hands, with their uplifted hands and cries of 'Glory!'

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