Rig Veda · 4.5.5
Rig Veda 4.5.5 — Agni
Verse 5 of 15 from Sukta 4.5 (Agni) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.5.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अभ्रातरो न योषणो वयन्तः पतिरिपो न जनयो दुरेवाः | पापासः सन्तो अन्र्ता असत्या इदम पदम अजनता गभीरम
IAST Romanisation
abhrātaro na yoṣaṇo vyantaḥ patiripo na janayo durevāḥ | pāpāsaḥ santo anṛtā asatyā idam padam ajanatā ghabhīram
English Translation (Griffith)
Like youthful women without brothers, straying, like dames who hate their lords, of evil conduct, They who are full of sin, untrue, unfaithful, they have engendered this abysmal station.
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