Rig Veda · 1.65.4
Rig Veda 1.65.4 — Agni
Verse 4 of 5 from Sukta 1.65 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.65.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जामिः सिन्धूनां भरातेव सवस्रामिभ्यान न राजा वनान्यत्ति | यद वातजूतो वना वयस्थादग्निर्ह दाति रोमा पर्थिव्याः
IAST Romanisation
jāmiḥ sindhūnāṃ bhrāteva svasrāmibhyān na rājā vanānyatti | yad vātajūto vanā vyasthādaghnirha dāti romā pṛthivyāḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Kin as a brother to his sister floods, he eats the woods as a King eats the rich. When through the forest, urged by wind, he spreads, verily Agni shears the hair of earth.
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