Rig Veda · 3.20.2

Rig Veda 3.20.2

Verse 2 of 5 from Sukta 3.20 (HYMN XX Agni) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 3.20.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्ने तरी ते वाजिना तरी षधस्था तिस्रस्ते जिह्वा रतजात पूर्वीः | तिस्र उ ते तन्वो देववातास्ताभिर्नः पाहि गिरो अप्रयुछन

IAST Romanisation

aghne trī te vājinā trī ṣadhasthā tisraste jihvā ṛtajāta pūrvīḥ | tisra u te tanvo devavātāstābhirnaḥ pāhi ghiro aprayuchan

English Translation (Griffith)

Three are thy powers, O Agni, three thy stations, three are thy tongues, yea, many, Child of Order! Three bodies hast thou which the Gods delight in: with these protect our hymns with care unceasing.

Explanation

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