Rigveda 10.080.05
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 80 · Verse 10.80.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒ग्निमु॒क्थैरृष॑यो॒ वि ह्व॑यन्ते॒ऽग्निं नरो॒ याम॑नि बाधि॒तासः॑ । अ॒ग्निं वयो॑ अ॒न्तरि॑क्षे॒ पत॑न्तो॒ऽग्निः स॒हस्रा॒ परि॑ याति॒ गोना॑म्
agnimukthairṛṣayo vi hvayante'gniṃ naro yāmani bādhitāsaḥ agniṃ vayo antarikṣe patanto'gniḥ sahasrā pari yāti gonām
Freed from bonds the seers call out Agni; men do not bind Agni by nights. Agni falling in the mid-air travels with thousands around the cattle.
The Ṛṣis variously invoke Agni with hymns; men when hard pressed in battle (invoke) Agni; the birdsflying in mid-heaven (invoke) Agni; Agni circumambulates thousands of cattle.
With songs of praise the Rsis call on Agni; on Agni, heroes worsted in the foray. Birds flying in the region call on Agni around a thousand cattle Agni wanders.