Rig Veda · 5.3.5

Rig Veda 5.3.5 — Agni

Verse 5 of 12 from Sukta 5.3 (Agni) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 5.3.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

न तवद धोता पूर्वो अग्ने यजीयान न काव्यैः परो अस्ति सवधावः | विशश च यस्या अतिथिर भवासि स यज्ञेन वनवद देव मर्तान

IAST Romanisation

na tvad dhotā pūrvo aghne yajīyān na kāvyaiḥ paro asti svadhāvaḥ | viśaś ca yasyā atithir bhavāsi sa yajñena vanavad deva martān

English Translation (Griffith)

There is no priest more skilled than thou in worship; none Self-sustainer pass thee in wisdom. The man within whose house as guest thou dwellest, O God, by sacrifice shall conquer mortals.

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