Rig Veda · 1.79.2
Rig Veda 1.79.2 — Agni
Verse 2 of 12 from Sukta 1.79 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.79.2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
आ ते सुपर्णा अमिनन्तमेवैः कर्ष्णो नोनाव वर्षभो यदीदम | शिवाभिर्न समयमानाभिरागात पतन्ति मिहः सतनयन्त्यभ्रा
IAST Romanisation
ā te suparṇā aminantamevaiḥ kṛṣṇo nonāva vṛṣabho yadīdam | śivābhirna smayamānābhirāghāt patanti mihaḥ stanayantyabhrā
English Translation (Griffith)
Thy well-winged flashes strengthen in their manner, when the black Bull hath bellowed round about us. With drops that bless and seem to smile he cometh: the waters fall, the clouds utter their thunder.
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