Rig Veda · 3.18.2

Rig Veda 3.18.2 — Agni

Verse 2 of 5 from Sukta 3.18 (Agni) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 3.18.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तपो शवग्ने अन्तरानमित्रान तपा शंसमररुषः परस्य | तपो वसो चिकितानो अचित्तान वि ते तिष्ठन्तामजरा अयासः

IAST Romanisation

tapo śvaghne antarānamitrān tapā śaṃsamararuṣaḥ parasya | tapo vaso cikitāno acittān vi te tiṣṭhantāmajarā ayāsaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Agni, burn up the unfriendly who are near us, burn thou the foeman's curse who pays no worship. Burn, Vasu, thou who markest well, the foolish: let thine eternal nimble beams surround thee.

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