Rig Veda · 4.2.17
Rig Veda 4.2.17 — Agni
Verse 17 of 20 from Sukta 4.2 (Agni) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.2.17
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सुकर्माणः सुरुचो देवयन्तो ऽयो न देवा जनिमा धमन्तः | शुचन्तो अग्निं वव्र्धन्त इन्द्रम ऊर्वं गव्यम परिषदन्तो अग्मन
IAST Romanisation
sukarmāṇaḥ suruco devayanto 'yo na devā janimā dhamantaḥ | śucanto aghniṃ vavṛdhanta indram ūrvaṃ ghavyam pariṣadanto aghman
English Translation (Griffith)
Gods, doing holy acts, devout, resplendent, smelting like ore their human generations. Enkindling Agni and exalting Indra, they came encompassing the stall of cattle.
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