Rig Veda · 5.17.2
Rig Veda 5.17.2 — Agni
Verse 2 of 5 from Sukta 5.17 (Agni) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 5.17.2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अस्य हि सवयशस्तर आसा विधर्मन मन्यसे | तं नाकं चित्रशोचिषम मन्द्रम परो मनीषया
IAST Romanisation
asya hi svayaśastara āsā vidharman manyase | taṃ nākaṃ citraśociṣam mandram paro manīṣayā
English Translation (Griffith)
Near him thou seemest mightier still in native glory, set to hold Apart yon flame-hued vault of heaven, lovely beyond the thought of man.
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