Rig Veda · 1.140.3
Rig Veda 1.140.3 — Agni
Verse 3 of 13 from Sukta 1.140 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.140.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
कर्ष्णप्रुतौ वेविजे अस्य सक्षिता उभा तरेते अभि मतरा शिशुम | पराचजिह्वं धवसयन्तं तर्षुच्युतमा साच्यं कुपयं वर्धनं पितुः
IAST Romanisation
kṛṣṇaprutau vevije asya sakṣitā ubhā tarete abhi matarā śiśum | prācajihvaṃ dhvasayantaṃ tṛṣucyutamā sācyaṃ kupayaṃ vardhanaṃ pituḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
The pair who dwell together, moving in the dark bestir themselves: both parents hasten to the babe, Impetuous-tongued, destroying, springing swiftly forth, one to be watched and cherished, strengthener of his sire.
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