Rig Veda · 4.8.8

Rig Veda 4.8.8 — Agni

Verse 8 of 8 from Sukta 4.8 (Agni) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.8.8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स विप्रश चर्षणीनां शवसा मानुषाणाम | अति कषिप्रेव विध्यति

IAST Romanisation

sa vipraś carṣaṇīnāṃ śavasā mānuṣāṇām | ati kṣipreva vidhyati

English Translation (Griffith)

That holy Singer in his strength shoots forth his arrows swifter than The swift shafts of the tribes of men.

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