Rig Veda · 5.16.2

Rig Veda 5.16.2 — Agni

Verse 2 of 5 from Sukta 5.16 (Agni) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 5.16.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स हि दयुभिर जनानां होता दक्षस्य बाह्वोः | वि हव्यम अग्निर आनुषग भगो न वारम रण्वति

IAST Romanisation

sa hi dyubhir janānāṃ hotā dakṣasya bāhvoḥ | vi havyam aghnir ānuṣagh bhagho na vāram ṛṇvati

English Translation (Griffith)

He by the splendour of his arms is Priest of every able man. Agni conveys oblation straight, and deals, as Bhaga deals, his boons.

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