Rig Veda · 1.12.5
Rig Veda 1.12.5 — Agni
Verse 5 of 12 from Sukta 1.12 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.12.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
घर्ताहवन दीदिवः परति षम रिषतो दह | अग्ने तवं रक्षस्विनः
IAST Romanisation
ghṛtāhavana dīdivaḥ prati ṣma riṣato daha | aghne tvaṃ rakṣasvinaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
O Agni, radiant One, to whom the holy oil is poured, burn up Our enemies whom fiends protect.
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