Rig Veda · 1.71.5
Rig Veda 1.71.5 — Agni
Verse 5 of 10 from Sukta 1.71 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.71.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
महे यत पित्र ईं रसं दिवे करव तसरत पर्शन्यश्चिकित्वान | सर्जदस्ता धर्षता दिद्युमस्मै सवायां देवो दुहितरि तविषिं धात
IAST Romanisation
mahe yat pitra īṃ rasaṃ dive karava tsarat pṛśanyaścikitvān | sṛjadastā dhṛṣatā didyumasmai svāyāṃ devo duhitari tviṣiṃ dhāt
English Translation (Griffith)
When man poured juice to Heaven, the mighty Father, he knew and freed himself from close embracement. The archer boldly shot at him his arrow, and the God threw his splendour on his Daughter.
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