Rig Veda · 1.36.16

Rig Veda 1.36.16 — Agni

Verse 16 of 20 from Sukta 1.36 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.36.16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

घनेव विष्वग वि जह्यराव्णस्तपुर्जम्भ यो अस्मध्रुक | यो मर्त्यः शिशीते अत्यक्तुभिर्मा नः स रिपुरीशत

IAST Romanisation

ghaneva viṣvagh vi jahyarāvṇastapurjambha yo asmadhruk | yo martyaḥ śiśīte atyaktubhirmā naḥ sa ripurīśata

English Translation (Griffith)

Smite down as with a club, thou who hast fire for teeth, smite thou the wicked, right and left. Let not the man who plots against us in the night, nor any foe prevail o’er us.

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