Rig Veda · 5.14.4

Rig Veda 5.14.4 — Agni

Verse 4 of 6 from Sukta 5.14 (Agni) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 5.14.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अग्निर जातो अरोचत घनन दस्यूञ जयोतिषा तमः | अविन्दद गा अपः सवः

IAST Romanisation

aghnir jāto arocata ghnan dasyūñ jyotiṣā tamaḥ | avindad ghā apaḥ svaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Agni shone bright when born, with light killing the Dasyus and the dark: He found the Kine, the Floods, the Sun.

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