Rig Veda · 1.79.6

Rig Veda 1.79.6 — Agni

Verse 6 of 12 from Sukta 1.79 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.79.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कषपो राजन्नुत तमनाग्ने वस्तोरुतोषसः | स तिग्मजम्भ रक्षसो दह परति

IAST Romanisation

kṣapo rājannuta tmanāghne vastorutoṣasaḥ | sa tighmajambha rakṣaso daha prati

English Translation (Griffith)

O Agni, shining of thyself by night and when the morning breaks, Burn, thou whose teeth are sharp, against the Rākṣasas.

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