Rig Veda · 1.140.8
Rig Veda 1.140.8 — Agni
Verse 8 of 13 from Sukta 1.140 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.140.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तमग्रुवः केशिनीः सं हि रेभिर ऊर्ध्वास्तस्थुर्मम्रुषीः परायवे पुनः | तासां जरां परमुञ्चन्नेति नानददसुं परं जनयञ जीवमस्त्र्तम
IAST Romanisation
tamaghruvaḥ keśinīḥ saṃ hi rebhira ūrdhvāstasthurmamruṣīḥ prāyave punaḥ | tāsāṃ jarāṃ pramuñcanneti nānadadasuṃ paraṃ janayañ jīvamastṛtam
English Translation (Griffith)
The maidens with long, tresses hold him in embrace; dead, they rise up again to meet the Living One. Releasing them from age with a loud roar he comes, filling them with new spirit, living, unsubdued.
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