Rig Veda · 1.96.2

Rig Veda 1.96.2 — Agni

Verse 2 of 10 from Sukta 1.96 (Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.96.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स पूर्वया निविदा कव्यतायोरिमाः परजा अजनयन मनूनाम | विवस्वता चक्षसा दयामपश्च देवा अ. ध. द.

IAST Romanisation

sa pūrvayā nividā kavyatāyorimāḥ prajā ajanayan manūnām | vivasvatā cakṣasā dyāmapaśca devā a. dh. d.

English Translation (Griffith)

At Āyu's ancient call he by his wisdom gave all this progeny of men their being, And, by refulgent light, heaven and the waters. The Gods possessed the wealth. bestowing Agni.

Explanation

A detailed explanation for this verse has not yet been published. Subscribe to Pro to generate an AI commentary for any verse in the Rig Veda. The cached explanation, once generated, will become free for every reader.

Want to hear this verse chanted in Sanskrit? Pro subscribers get audio recitations, semantic search and unlimited AI chat across the whole Veda.