Iii, 24
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Ma\"N"D"Ala Iii, Hymn 24.
Ash\"T"Aka Iii, Adhyya 1, Varga 24.
1. Agni, be victorious in battles; thrust away the plotters. Difficult to overcome, overcoming malign powers, bestow splendour on (the worshipper) who fits out the sacrifice as a vehicle 1.
2. Agni, thou art kindled with nourishment 1, the immortal offerer of a feast (to the gods). Accept graciously our worship.
3. Agni, wakeful one, son of strength, into whom offerings are poured, sit down with thy splendour on this sacrificial grass of mine.
4. Agni, together with all Agnis, with the gods exalt our prayers and those who are respectful at the sacrifices.
5. Agni, give wealth to the worshipper, abundance in valiant men; further us 1 that we may be rich in sons.
Notes.
The "Ri"shi is Vi"s"vmitra. the metre Gyatr, the first verse Anush"t"ubh. On this combination of a beginning Anush"t"ubh with Gyatrs following, comp. H. O., Die Hymnen des Rig-veda, vol. i, p. 148.--Verse 1 = Vs. Ix, 37. Verse 5 = Ts. Ii, 2, 12, 6; Ms. Iv, 12, 2; 14, 6.
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Verse 1.
Note 1. See above, Iii, 8, 3, and on ya"g"vhas, I, 127, 8, note 1; Bergaigne, Religion Vdique, Ii, 287, note 2.
Verse 2.
Note 1. I"l": especially designating the nourishment coming from the cow (personified as I"l"), such as ghee.
Verse 5.
Note 1. Literally, 'sharpen us.'
"Vedic Hymns, Part Ii (sbe46)\", by Hermann Oldenberg [1897],
p. 289
Ma\"N"D"Ala Iii, Hymn 24.
Ash\"T"Aka Iii, Adhyya 1, Varga 24.
1. Agni, be victorious in battles; thrust away the plotters. Difficult to overcome, overcoming malign powers, bestow splendour on (the worshipper) who fits out the sacrifice as a vehicle 1.
2. Agni, thou art kindled with nourishment 1, the immortal offerer of a feast (to the gods). Accept graciously our worship.
3. Agni, wakeful one, son of strength, into whom offerings are poured, sit down with thy splendour on this sacrificial grass of mine.
4. Agni, together with all Agnis, with the gods exalt our prayers and those who are respectful at the sacrifices.
5. Agni, give wealth to the worshipper, abundance in valiant men; further us 1 that we may be rich in sons.
Notes.
The "Ri"shi is Vi"s"vmitra. the metre Gyatr, the first verse Anush"t"ubh. On this combination of a beginning Anush"t"ubh with Gyatrs following, comp. H. O., Die Hymnen des Rig-veda, vol. i, p. 148.--Verse 1 = Vs. Ix, 37. Verse 5 = Ts. Ii, 2, 12, 6; Ms. Iv, 12, 2; 14, 6.
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Verse 1.
Note 1. See above, Iii, 8, 3, and on ya"g"vhas, I, 127, 8, note 1; Bergaigne, Religion Vdique, Ii, 287, note 2.
Verse 2.
Note 1. I"l": especially designating the nourishment coming from the cow (personified as I"l"), such as ghee.
Verse 5.
Note 1. Literally, 'sharpen us.'
