Rig Veda · 10.8.4

Rig Veda 10.8.4 — Agni

Verse 4 of 9 from Sukta 10.8 (Agni) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.8.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उष-उषो हि वसो अग्रमेषि तवं यमयोरभवो विभावा | रताय सप्त दधिषे पदानि जनयन मित्रं तन्वे सवायै

IAST Romanisation

uṣa-uṣo hi vaso aghrameṣi tvaṃ yamayorabhavo vibhāvā | ṛtāya sapta dadhiṣe padāni janayan mitraṃ tanve svāyai

English Translation (Griffith)

For, Vasu thou precedest every Morning, and still hast been the Twins' illuminator. For sacrifice, seven places thou retainest while for thine own self thou engenderest Mitra.

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