Rig Veda · 1.147.5
Rig Veda 1.147.5 — Agni
Verse 5 of 5 from Sukta 1.147 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.147.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
उत वा यः सहस्य परविद्वान मर्तो मर्तं मर्चयति दवयेन | अतः पाहि सतवमान सतुवन्तमग्ने माकिर्नो दुरिताय धायीः
IAST Romanisation
uta vā yaḥ sahasya pravidvān marto martaṃ marcayati dvayena | ataḥ pāhi stavamāna stuvantamaghne mākirno duritāya dhāyīḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Yea, when a mortal knowingly, O Victor, injures with double tongue a fellow-mortal, From him, praised Agni! save thou him that lauds thee: bring us not into trouble and affliction.
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