Rig Veda · 4.4.5
Rig Veda 4.4.5 — Agni
Verse 5 of 15 from Sukta 4.4 (Agni) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.4.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ऊर्ध्वो भव परति विध्याध्य अस्मद आविष कर्णुष्व दैव्यान्य अग्ने | अव सथिरा तनुहि यातुजूनां जामिम अजामिम पर मर्णीहि शत्रून
IAST Romanisation
ūrdhvo bhava prati vidhyādhy asmad āviṣ kṛṇuṣva daivyāny aghne | ava sthirā tanuhi yātujūnāṃ jāmim ajāmim pra mṛṇīhi śatrūn
English Translation (Griffith)
Rise, Agni, drive off those who fight against us: make manifest thine own celestial vigour. Slacken the strong bows of the demon-driven: destroy our foemen whether kin or stranger.
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