SB 5.1.25

SB 5.1.25

Devanagari

आग्नीध्रेध्मजिह्वयज्ञबाहुमहावीरहिरण्यरेतोघृतपृष्ठसवनमेधातिथिवीतिहोत्रकवय इति सर्व एवाग्निनामान: ॥ २५ ॥

Verse text

āgnīdhredhmajihva-yajñabāhu-mahāvīra-hiraṇyareto-ghṛtapṛṣṭha-savana-medhātithi-vītihotra-kavaya iti sarva evāgni-nāmānaḥ.

Synonyms

āgnīdhra — Āgnīdhra ; idhma-jihva — Idhmajihva ; yajṣa-bāhu — Yajṣabāhu ; mahā-vīra — Mahāvīra ; hiraṇya-retaḥ — Hiraṇyaretā ; ghṛtapṛṣṭha — Ghṛtapṛṣṭha ; savana — Savana ; medhā-tithi — Medhātithi ; vītihotra — Vītihotra ; kavayaḥ — and Kavi ; iti — thus ; sarve — all these ; eva — certainly ; agni — of the demigod controlling fire ; nāmānaḥ — names.

Translation

The ten sons of Mahārāja Priyavrata were named Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajṣabāhu, Mahāvīra, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Savana, Medhātithi, Vītihotra and Kavi. These are also names of Agni, the fire-god.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

The ten sons of Mahārāja Priyavrata were named Āgnīdhra, Idhmajihva, Yajṣabāhu, Mahāvīra, Hiraṇyaretā, Ghṛtapṛṣṭha, Savana, Medhātithi, Vītihotra and Kavi. These are also names of Agni, the fire-god.