Rig Veda · 4.2.15

Rig Veda 4.2.15 — Agni

Verse 15 of 20 from Sukta 4.2 (Agni) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.2.15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अधा मातुर उषसः सप्त विप्रा जायेमहि परथमा वेधसो नॄन | दिवस पुत्रा अङगिरसो भवेमाद्रिं रुजेम धनिनं शुचन्तः

IAST Romanisation

adhā mātur uṣasaḥ sapta viprā jāyemahi prathamā vedhaso nṝn | divas putrā aṅghiraso bhavemādriṃ rujema dhaninaṃ śucantaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

May we, seven sages first in rank, engender, from Dawn the Mother, men to be ordainers. May we, Aṅgirases, be sons of Heaven, and, radiant, burst the wealth-containing mountain.

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