Rig Veda · 10.16.7
Rig Veda 10.16.7 — Agni
Verse 7 of 14 from Sukta 10.16 (Agni) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.16.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अग्नेर्वर्म परि गोभिर्व्ययस्व सं परोर्णुष्व पीवसामेदसा च | नेत तवा धर्ष्णुर्हरसा जर्ह्र्षाणो दध्र्ग्विधक्ष्यन पर्यङखयाते
IAST Romanisation
aghnervarma pari ghobhirvyayasva saṃ prorṇuṣva pīvasāmedasā ca | net tvā dhṛṣṇurharasā jarhṛṣāṇo dadhṛghvidhakṣyan paryaṅkhayāte
English Translation (Griffith)
Shield thee with flesh against the flames of Agni, encompass thee about with fat and marrow, So will the Bold One, eager to attack thee with fierce glow fail to girdle and consume thee.
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