Rig Veda · 1.189.5
Rig Veda 1.189.5 — Agni
Verse 5 of 8 from Sukta 1.189 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.189.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मा नो अग्ने.अव सर्जो अघायाविष्यवे रिपवे दुछुनायै | मादत्वते दशते मादते नो मा रीषते सहसावन परा दाः
IAST Romanisation
mā no aghne.ava sṛjo aghāyāviṣyave ripave duchunāyai | mādatvate daśate mādate no mā rīṣate sahasāvan parā dāḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Give not us up a prey to sin, O Agni, the greedy enemy that brings us trouble; Not to the fanged that bites, not to the toothless: give not us up, thou Conqueror, to the spoiler.
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