Rig Veda · 2.24.7
Rig Veda 2.24.7 — Brahmaṇaspati
Verse 7 of 16 from Sukta 2.24 (Brahmaṇaspati) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.24.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
रतावानः परतिचक्ष्यान्र्ता पुनरात आ तस्थुः कवयो महस पथः | ते बाहुभ्यां धमितमग्निमश्मनि नकिः षो अस्त्यरणो जहुर्हि तम
IAST Romanisation
ṛtāvānaḥ praticakṣyānṛtā punarāta ā tasthuḥ kavayo mahas pathaḥ | te bāhubhyāṃ dhamitamaghnimaśmani nakiḥ ṣo astyaraṇo jahurhi tam
English Translation (Griffith)
The pious ones when they had seen the falsehoods turned them back, the sages stood again upon the lofty ways. Cast down with both their arms upon the rock they left the kindled fire, and said, No enemy is he.
Explanation
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