Rig Veda · 10.87.22

Rig Veda 10.87.22 — Agni

Verse 22 of 25 from Sukta 10.87 (Agni) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.87.22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परि तवाग्ने पुरं वयं विप्रं सहस्य धीमहि | धर्षद्वर्णं दिवे-दिवे हन्तारं भङगुरावताम

IAST Romanisation

pari tvāghne puraṃ vayaṃ vipraṃ sahasya dhīmahi | dhṛṣadvarṇaṃ dive-dive hantāraṃ bhaṅghurāvatām

English Translation (Griffith)

We set thee round us as a fort, victorious Agni, thee a Sage, Of hero lineage, day by day, destroyer of our treacherous foes.

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