Rig Veda · 1.72.8
Rig Veda 1.72.8 — Agni
Verse 8 of 10 from Sukta 1.72 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.72.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सवाध्यो दिव आ सप्त यह्वी रायो दुरो वय रतज्ञा अजानन | विदद गव्यं सरमा दर्ळ्हमूर्वं येना नु कं मानुषीभोजते विट
IAST Romanisation
svādhyo diva ā sapta yahvī rāyo duro vy ṛtajñā ajānan | vidad ghavyaṃ saramā dṛḷhamūrvaṃ yenā nu kaṃ mānuṣībhojate viṭ
English Translation (Griffith)
Knowing the Law, the seven strong floods from heaven, full of good thought, discerned the doors of riches. Saramā found the cattle's firm-built prison whereby the race of man is still supported.
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