Rig Veda · 5.12.2

Rig Veda 5.12.2 — Agni

Verse 2 of 6 from Sukta 5.12 (Agni) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 5.12.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

रतं चिकित्व रतम इच चिकिद्ध्य रतस्य धारा अनु तर्न्धि पूर्वीः | नाहं यातुं सहसा न दवयेन रतं सपाम्य अरुषस्य वर्ष्णः

IAST Romanisation

ṛtaṃ cikitva ṛtam ic cikiddhy ṛtasya dhārā anu tṛndhi pūrvīḥ | nāhaṃ yātuṃ sahasā na dvayena ṛtaṃ sapāmy aruṣasya vṛṣṇaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Mark the Law, thou who knowest, yea, observe it: send forth the full streams of eternal Order. I use no sorcery with might or falsehood the sacred Law of the Red Steer I follow.

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