Rig Veda · 1.161.1
Rig Veda 1.161.1 — Ṛbhus
Verse 1 of 14 from Sukta 1.161 (Ṛbhus) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.161.1
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
किमु शरेष्ठः किं यविष्ठो न आजगन किमीयते दूत्यं कद यदूचिम | न निन्दिम चमसं यो महाकुलो.अग्ने भरातर्द्रुण इद भूतिमूदिम
IAST Romanisation
kimu śreṣṭhaḥ kiṃ yaviṣṭho na ājaghan kimīyate dūtyaṃ kad yadūcima | na nindima camasaṃ yo mahākulo.aghne bhrātardruṇa id bhūtimūdima
English Translation (Griffith)
WHY hath the Best, why hath the Youngest come to us? Upon what embassy comes he? What have we said? We have not blamed the chalice of illustrious birth. We, Brother Agni, praised the goodness of the wood.
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