Rig Veda · 3.16.5
Rig Veda 3.16.5 — Agni
Verse 5 of 6 from Sukta 3.16 (Agni) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 3.16.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मा नो अग्ने.अमतये मावीरतायै रीरधः | मागोतायै सहसस पुत्र मा निदे.अप दवेषांस्या कर्धि
IAST Romanisation
mā no aghne.amataye māvīratāyai rīradhaḥ | māghotāyai sahasas putra mā nide.apa dveṣāṃsyā kṛdhi
English Translation (Griffith)
Give us not up to indigence, Agni, nor want of hero sons, Nor, Son of Strength, to lack of cattle, nor to blame. Drive. thou our enemies away.
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