Rig Veda · 5.15.4
Rig Veda 5.15.4 — Agni
Verse 4 of 5 from Sukta 5.15 (Agni) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 5.15.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मातेव यद भरसे पप्रथानो जनं-जनं धायसे चक्षसे च | वयो-वयो जरसे यद दधानः परि तमना विषुरूपो जिगासि
IAST Romanisation
māteva yad bharase paprathāno janaṃ-janaṃ dhāyase cakṣase ca | vayo-vayo jarase yad dadhānaḥ pari tmanā viṣurūpo jighāsi
English Translation (Griffith)
When, like a mother, spreading forth to nourish, to cherish and regard each man that liveth,— Consuming all the strength that thou hast gotten, thou wanderest round, thyself, in varied fashion.
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