Rig Veda · 2.2.4
Rig Veda 2.2.4 — Agni
Verse 4 of 13 from Sukta 2.2 (Agni) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.2.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तमुक्षमाणं रजसि सव आ दमे चन्द्रमिव सुरुचं हवार आ दधुः | पर्श्न्याः पतरं चितयन्तमक्षभिः पाथो न पायुं जनसी उभे अनु
IAST Romanisation
tamukṣamāṇaṃ rajasi sva ā dame candramiva surucaṃ hvāra ā dadhuḥ | pṛśnyāḥ pataraṃ citayantamakṣabhiḥ pātho na pāyuṃ janasī ubhe anu
English Translation (Griffith)
Him have they set in his own dwelling, in the vault, like the Moon waxing, fulgent, in the realm of air. Bird of the firmament, observant with his eyes, guard of the place as ’twere, looking to Gods and men.
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