Rig Veda · 5.1.6

Rig Veda 5.1.6 — Agni

Verse 6 of 12 from Sukta 5.1 (Agni) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 5.1.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्निर होता नय असीदद यजीयान उपस्थे मातुः सुरभा उलोके | युवा कविः पुरुनिष्ठ रतावा धर्ता कर्ष्टीनाम उत मध्य इद्धः

IAST Romanisation

aghnir hotā ny asīdad yajīyān upasthe mātuḥ surabhā uloke | yuvā kaviḥ puruniṣṭha ṛtāvā dhartā kṛṣṭīnām uta madhya iddhaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Agni hath sat him down, a Priest most skilful, on a sweet-smelling place, his Mother's bosom. Young, faithful, sage, preeminent o’er many, kindled among the folk whom he sustaineth.

Explanation

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