Rig Veda · Mandala 1 · Sukta 19
Rig Veda 1.19 — Agni, Maruts
Deity: Agni, Maruts. Rishi family (Mandala 1): Diverse seers — Madhuchchhandas, Medhatithi, Shunahshepa, Hiranyastupa and others. This Sukta contains 9 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 1.19.1
परति तयं चारुमध्वरं गोपीथाय पर हूयसे | मरुद्भिरग्न आ गहि
prati tyaṃ cārumadhvaraṃ ghopīthāya pra hūyase | marudbhiraghna ā ghahi
To this fair sacrifice to drink the milky draught thou art invoked: O Agni, with the Maruts come.
Rig Veda 1.19.2
नहि देवो न मर्त्यो महस्तव करतुं परः | म...
nahi devo na martyo mahastava kratuṃ paraḥ | ma...
No mortal man, no God exceeds thy mental power, O Mighty one: O Agni, with the Maruts come:
Rig Veda 1.19.3
ये महो रजसो विदुर्विश्वे देवासो अद्रुहः | म...
ye maho rajaso vidurviśve devāso adruhaḥ | ma...
All Gods devoid of guile, who know the mighty region of mid-air: O Agni, with those Maruts come.
Rig Veda 1.19.4
य उग्रा अर्कमान्र्चुरनाध्र्ष्टास ओजसा | म...
ya ughrā arkamānṛcuranādhṛṣṭāsa ojasā | ma...
The terrible, who sing their song, not to be overcome by might: O Agni, with those Maruts come.
Rig Veda 1.19.5
ये शुभ्रा घोरवर्पसः सुक्षत्रासो रिशादसः | म...
ye śubhrā ghoravarpasaḥ sukṣatrāso riśādasaḥ | ma...
Brilliant, and awful in their form, mighty, devourers of their foes: O Agni, with those Maruts come.
Rig Veda 1.19.6
ये नाकस्याधि रोचने दिवि देवास आसते | म...
ye nākasyādhi rocane divi devāsa āsate | ma...
Who sit as Deities in heaven, above the sky-vault's luminous sphere: O Agni, with those Maruts come.
Rig Veda 1.19.7
य ईङखयन्ति पर्वतान तिरः समुद्रमर्णवम | म...
ya īṅkhayanti parvatān tiraḥ samudramarṇavam | ma...
Who scatter clouds about the sky, away over the billowy sea: O Agni, with those Maruts come.
Rig Veda 1.19.8
आ ये तन्वन्ति रश्मिभिस्तिरः समुद्रमोजसा | म...
ā ye tanvanti raśmibhistiraḥ samudramojasā | ma...
Who with their bright beams spread them forth over the ocean in their might O Agni, with those Maruts come.
Rig Veda 1.19.9
अभि तवा पूर्वपीतये सर्जामि सोम्यं मधु | म...
abhi tvā pūrvapītaye sṛjāmi somyaṃ madhu | ma...
For thee, to be thine early draught, I pour the Soma-mingled meath: O Agni, with the Maruts come.
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