Rig Veda · 1.68.4

Rig Veda 1.68.4 — Agni

Verse 4 of 5 from Sukta 1.68 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.68.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

होता निषत्तो मनोरपत्ये स चिन नवासां पती रयीणाम | इछन्त रेतो मिथस्तनूषु सं जानत सवैर्दक्षैरमूराः

IAST Romanisation

hotā niṣatto manorapatye sa cin nvāsāṃ patī rayīṇām | ichanta reto mithastanūṣu saṃ jānata svairdakṣairamūrāḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Seated as Priest with Manu's progeny, of all these treasures he alone is Lord. Men yearn for children to prolong their line, and are not disappointed in their hope.

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