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White Yajurveda, Book XXVIIशुक्लयजुर्वेद अध्याय २७
45 verses. Sanskrit beside Ralph T. H. Griffith’s English (1899).
Sanskrit source · English source
Where a verse number appears on one side only, the two editions divide the text differently: Griffith sometimes joins two verses, abridges a repeated passage, or leaves a passage untranslated (shown in his text by rows of dots), and a few verse numbers are missing from the Sanskrit transcription.
Verse: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Sanskrit
सं दिव्येन दीदिहि रोचनेन विश्वा ऽ आ भाहि प्रदिशश् चतस्रः ॥
English Griffith 1899
HALF-YEARS and Seasons strengthen thee, O Agni, the Years
and all the Verities and Rishis!
Flash forth with thy celestial effulgence: illumine all four
regions of the heaven.
Sanskrit
मा च रिषद् उपसत्ता ते ऽ अग्ने ब्रह्माणस् ते यशसः सन्तु मा ऽन्ये ॥
English Griffith 1899
Kindle thee, Agni, rake this man to knowledge: rise up
erect for great and happy fortune.
Agni, be those uninjured who adore thee, thy priests be
glorious and none beside them!
Sanskrit
सपत्नहा नो ऽ अभिमातिजिच् च स्वे गये जागृह्य् अप्रयुच्छन् ॥
English Griffith 1899
The Brahmans present here elect thee, Agni: be thou
propitious in our sanctuary.
Slayer of rivals, Agni, quell our foemen: watch in thy house
with care that never ceases.
Sanskrit
क्षत्रम् अग्ने सुयमम् अस्तु तुभ्यम् उपसत्ता वर्धतां ते ऽ अनिष्टृतः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Even here do thou, O Agni, stablish wealth: let not oppressors
injure thee by thinking of thee first.
Light be thy task of ruling, Agni, with thy power: may he
who worships thee wax strong, invincible.
Sanskrit
सजातानां मध्यमस्था ऽ एधि राज्ञाम् अग्ने विहव्यो दीदिहीह ॥
English Griffith 1899
Kind to the people, grasp thy power, O Agni: contend thou
with the Friend by way of friendship.
Placed, Agni, in the centre of our kinsmen, flash forth to be
invoked by Kings around thee.
Sanskrit
विश्वा ह्य् अग्ने दुरिता सहस्वाथास्मभ्यꣳ सहवीराꣳ रयिं दाः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Past those who slay, past enemies, past thoughtless men,
past those who hate,—
Yes, Agni, drive away all woe and trouble: vouchsafe us
opulence with men about us.
Sanskrit
विश्वा ऽ आशाः प्रमुञ्चन् मानुषीर् भयः शिवेभिर् अद्य परि पाहि नो वृधे ॥
English Griffith 1899
Holder of sway, shine here refulgent, Agni! invincible,
unconquered Jâtavedas.
Light all the regions, chasing human terrors: with happy
helps guard us to-day for increase.
Sanskrit
वर्धयैनं महते सौभगाय विश्व ऽ एनम् अनु मदन्तु देवाः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Brihaspati, Savitar, give this man knowledge: sharpen him
thoroughly though already sharpened.
To great and high felicity exalt him: in him let all the Gods
rejoice and triumph.
Sanskrit
प्रत्य् औहताम् अश्विना मृत्युम् अस्माद् देवानाम् अग्ने भिषजा शचीभिः ॥
English Griffith 1899
As thou, Brihaspati, from curse hast freed us, from dwelling
yonder in the realm of Yama,
The Asvins, Leeches of the Gods, O Agni, have chased Death
far from us with mighty powers.
Sanskrit
देवं देवत्रा सूर्यम् अगन्म ज्योतिर् उत्तमम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Looking upon the loftier light, etc., as in XX. 21.
Sanskrit
द्युमत्तमा सुप्रतीकस्य सूनोः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Uplifted are the brands that are his fuel: lofty and brilliant
are the flames of Agni,
Splendidly bright of the Son fair of aspect.
Sanskrit
पथो अनक्तु मध्वा घृतेन ॥
English Griffith 1899
No separate verse 12 in Griffith’s English.
Sanskrit
सुकृद् देवः सविता विश्ववारः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Tanûnapât the Asura, all-possessing, God among Gods, the
God with mead and butter shall bedew the paths.
13 With mead to sacrifice thou comest, Agni, earnest as friendly-
minded Narâsamsa, and Savitar righteous God who brings
all blessings.
Sanskrit
अग्निꣳ स्रुचो ऽ अध्वरेषु प्रयत्सु ॥
English Griffith 1899
He cometh hitherward with power and fatness, the luminous,
implored with adoration.
While rites proceed the ladles move to Agni.
Sanskrit
वसुश्चेतिष्ठो वसुधातमश् च ॥
English Griffith 1899
Let him pay worship to this Agni's greatness, daintily fed:
he verily gives enjoyments:
The wisest Vasu he, and best wealth giver.
Sanskrit
उरुव्यचसो धाम्ना पत्यमानाः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Widely expansive, ruling by foundation, the Doors divine—
and, after, all—
Preserve this Agni's holy works.
Sanskrit
इमं यज्ञम् अवताम् अध्वरं नः ॥
English Griffith 1899
May Dawn and Night protect—his heavenly Consorts—in
a his home this our sacrificial worship.
Sanskrit
कृणुतम् नः स्विष्टम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Ye two celestial Hotars, greet with praises this lofty rite of
ours, the tongue of Agni.
Cause that our sacrifice be well conducted.
Sanskrit
मही गृणाना ॥
English Griffith 1899
Upon this grass three Goddesses be seated, Idâ, Sarasvatî,
Bhâratî the Mighty glorified with song.
Sanskrit
रायस्पोषं वि ष्यतु नाभिम् अस्मे ॥
English Griffith 1899
This our productive wondrous flow may Tvashtar pour down
on this man's kin, and wealth and heroes.
Sanskrit
अग्निर् हव्यꣳ शमिता सूदयाति ॥
English Griffith 1899
Vanaspatî, presenting of thyself, send God-ward! Let Agni,
Immolator, season our oblation.
Sanskrit
विश्वे देवा हविर् इदं जुषन्ताम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Pay sacrifice to Indra, Jâtavedas Agni! with Hail! All Gods
accept the gift we offer!
Sanskrit
ते वायवे समनसो वि तस्थुर् विश्वेन् नरः स्वपत्यानि चक्रुः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Wise, bright, arranger of his teams, he seeketh men with
rich food whose treasures are abundant.
They have stood firm of one accord with Vâyu: yea, the
men wrought all noble operations.
Sanskrit
अध वायुं नियुतः सश्चत स्वा ऽ उत श्वेतं वसुधितिं निरेके ॥
English Griffith 1899
The God whom both these worlds brought forth for riches,
whom heavenly Dhishanâ for our wealth appointeth—
His team of harnessed horses waits on Vâyu and, foremost,
on the radiant treasure-holder.
Sanskrit
ततो देवानाꣳ सम् अवर्ततासुरेकः कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
English Griffith 1899
No separate verse 25 in Griffith’s English.
Sanskrit
यो देवेष्व् अधि देव ऽ एक ऽ आसीत् कस्मै देवाय हविषा विधेम ॥
English Griffith 1899
What time the mighty waters came containing the universal
germ, producing Agni,
Thence sprang the Gods’ one spirit into being. What God
shall we adore with our oblation?
26 Who in his might surveyed the floods enclosing productive
force and generating Worship,
He who is God mid Gods, and none beside him—What God
shall we adore with our oblation?
Sanskrit
नि नो रयिꣳ सुभोजसं युवस्व नि वीरं गव्यम् अश्व्यं च राधः ॥
English Griffith 1899
The teams wherewith thou seekest him who offers, within
his house, O Vâyu, to direct him,
Therewith send wealth to us with full enjoyment, a hero son
and gifts of kine and horses.
Sanskrit
वायो ऽ अस्मिन् सवने मादयस्व यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥
English Griffith 1899
With thy yoked teams in hundreds and in thousands come
to our sacrifice and solemn worship.
O Vâyu, make thee glad at this libation. Preserve us evermore,
ye Gods, with blessings.
Sanskrit
गन्तासि सुन्वतो गृहम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Drawn by thy team, O Vâyu, come: to thee is offered this,
the pure.
Thou visitest the presser's house.
Sanskrit
आ याहि सोमपीतये स्पार्हो देव नियुत्वता ॥
English Griffith 1899
Vâyu, the bright is offered thee, best of the meath at holy
rites.
Come thou to drink the Soma juice, God longed-for, on thy
team-drawn car.
Sanskrit
शिवो नियुद्भिः शिवाभिः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Lover of worship, leader, come Vâyu with thought, to sacrifice,
Propitious with propitious teams!
Sanskrit
नियुत्वान्त् सोमपीतये ॥
English Griffith 1899
With all the thousand chariots that are thine, O Vâyu, come
to us,
Team-drawn, to drink the Soma juice.
Sanskrit
तिसृभिश् च वहसे त्रिꣳशता च नियुद्भिर् वायव् इह ता वि मुञ्च ॥
English Griffith 1899
Come thou with one, and ten, O Self-Existent! with two
unto the sacrifice, and twenty.
Three are the teams and thirty which convey thee. O Vâyu,
in this place unyoke thy coursers.
Sanskrit
अवाꣳस्य् आ वृणीमहे ॥
English Griffith 1899
Wonderful Vâyu, Lord of Truth, thou who art Tvashtar's
Son in-law,
Thy saving succour we elect.
Sanskrit
ईशानम् अस्य जगतः स्वर्दृशम् ईशानम् इन्द्र तस्थुषः ॥
English Griffith 1899
Like kine unmilked we call aloud, Hero, to thee and sing
thy praise,
Looker on heavenly light, Lord of this moving world, Lord,
Indra! of what moveth not.
Sanskrit
अश्वायन्तो मघवन्न् इन्द्र वाजिनो गव्यन्तस् त्वा हवामहे ॥
English Griffith 1899
None other like to thee, of earth or of the heavens, hath
been or ever will be born.
Desiring horses, Indra, Bounteous Lord! and kine, as men
of might we call on thee.
Sanskrit
त्वां वृत्रेष्व् इन्द्र सत्पतिं नरस् त्वां काष्ठास्व् अर्वतः ॥
English Griffith 1899
That we may win us wealth and power, we poets call on
only thee.
In war men call on thee, Indra! the hero's Lord, in the
steed's race-course call on thee.
Sanskrit
गाम् अश्वꣳ रथ्यम् इन्द्र सं किर सत्रा वाजं न जिग्युषे ॥
English Griffith 1899
As such, O Wonderful, whose hand holds thunder, praised
as mighty, Caster of the Stone!
Pour on us boldly, Indra, kine and chariot-steeds ever to be
the conqueror's strength.
Sanskrit
कया शचिष्ठया वृता ॥
English Griffith 1899
What succour will he bring to us, wonderful, ever-prospering
Friend?
With what most mighty company?
Sanskrit
दृढा चिद् आरुजे वसु ॥
English Griffith 1899
What, genuine and most liberal draught will spirit thee with
juice to burst
Open e’en strongly-guarded wealth
Sanskrit
शतं भवास्य् ऊतये ॥
English Griffith 1899
Do thou who art protector of us thy friends who praise thee
With hundred aids approach us.
Sanskrit
प्र-प्र वयम् अमृतं जातवेदसं प्रियं मित्रं न शꣳसिषम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
Sing to your Agni with each song, at every sacrifice, for
strength.
Come, let us praise the Wise and Everlasting God even as a
well-belovèd Friend.
Sanskrit
पाहि गीर्भिस् तिसृभिर् ऊर्जां पते पाहि चतसृभिर् वसो ॥
English Griffith 1899
Protect us, Agni, through the first, protect us through the
second hymn.
Protect us through three hymns, O Lord of Power and Might;
through four hymns, Vasu! guard thou us.
Sanskrit
भुवद् वाजेष्व् अविता भुवद् वृध ऽ उत त्राता तनूनाम् ॥
English Griffith 1899
The Son of Strength; for is he not our Friend? Let us serve
him for offering our gifts.
In battles may he be our help and strengthener, yea, be the
saviour of our lives.
Sanskrit
उषसस् ते कल्पन्ताम् अहोरात्रास् ते कल्पन्ताम् अर्धमासास् ते कल्पन्तां मासास् ते कल्पन्ताम् ऋतवस् ते कल्पन्ताꣳ संवत्सरस् ते कल्पताम् ।
प्रेत्या ऽ एत्यै सं चाञ्च प्र च सारय ।
सुपर्णचिद् असि तया देवतयाङ्गिरस्वद् ध्रुवः सीद ॥
English Griffith 1899
Thou art Samvatsara; thou art Parivatsara; thou art
Idâvatsara; thou art Idvatsara; thou art Vatsara.
Prosper thy Dawns! Prosper thy Day-and-Nights! Prosper
thy Half-months, Months, Seasons, and Years!
Combine them for their going and their coming, and send
then forward on their ordered courses.
In eagle's shape thou art piled up and layered. With that
divinity, Angiras-like, lie steady.