Rig Veda · 3.1.17

Rig Veda 3.1.17 — Agni

Verse 17 of 23 from Sukta 3.1 (Agni) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 3.1.17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ देवानामभवः केतुरग्ने मन्द्रो विश्वानि काव्यानि विद्वान | परति मर्तानवासयो दमूना अनु देवान रथिरो यासिसाधन

IAST Romanisation

ā devānāmabhavaḥ keturaghne mandro viśvāni kāvyāni vidvān | prati martānavāsayo damūnā anu devān rathiro yāsisādhan

English Translation (Griffith)

Ensign of Gods hast thou become, O Agni, joy-giver, knower of all secret wisdom. Friend of the homestead, thou hast lightened mortals: carborne thou goest to the Gods, fulfilling.

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