Rig Veda · 10.16.2

Rig Veda 10.16.2 — Agni

Verse 2 of 14 from Sukta 10.16 (Agni) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.16.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शर्तं यदा करसि जातवेदो.अथेमेनं परि दत्तात्पित्र्भ्यः | यदा गछात्यसुनीतिमेतामथा देवानांवशनीर्भवाति

IAST Romanisation

śṛtaṃ yadā karasi jātavedo.athemenaṃ pari dattātpitṛbhyaḥ | yadā ghachātyasunītimetāmathā devānāṃvaśanīrbhavāti

English Translation (Griffith)

When thou hast made him ready, Jātavedas, then do thou give him over to the Fathers. When he attains unto the life that waits him, he shall become the Deities' controller.

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