Rig Veda · 3.1.11

Rig Veda 3.1.11 — Agni

Verse 11 of 23 from Sukta 3.1 (Agni) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 3.1.11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उरौ महाननिबाधे ववर्धापो अग्निं यशसः सं हि पूर्वीः | रतस्य योनावशयद दमूना जामीनामग्निरपसिस्वसॄणाम

IAST Romanisation

urau mahānanibādhe vavardhāpo aghniṃ yaśasaḥ saṃ hi pūrvīḥ | ṛtasya yonāvaśayad damūnā jāmīnāmaghnirapasisvasṝṇām

English Translation (Griffith)

The Mighty One increased in space unbounded; full many a glorious flood gave strength to Agni. Friend of the house, within the lap of Order lay Agni, in the Sister Rivers' service.

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