Rig Veda · 1.161.3

Rig Veda 1.161.3 — Ṛbhus

Verse 3 of 14 from Sukta 1.161 (Ṛbhus) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.161.3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्निं दूतं परति यदब्रवीतनाश्वः कर्त्वो रथ उतेह कर्त्वः | धेनुः कर्त्वा युवशा कर्त्वा दवा तानि भरातरनु वः कर्त्व्येमसि

IAST Romanisation

aghniṃ dūtaṃ prati yadabravītanāśvaḥ kartvo ratha uteha kartvaḥ | dhenuḥ kartvā yuvaśā kartvā dvā tāni bhrātaranu vaḥ kṛtvyemasi

English Translation (Griffith)

What to the envoy Agni in reply ye spake, A courser must be made, a chariot fashioned here, A cow must be created, and the Twain made young. When we have done these things, Brother, we turn to you.

Explanation

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