Rig Veda · 5.8.7
Rig Veda 5.8.7 — Agni
Verse 7 of 7 from Sukta 5.8 (Agni) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 5.8.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तवाम अग्ने परदिव आहुतं घर्तैः सुम्नायवः सुषमिधा सम ईधिरे | स वाव्र्धान ओषधीभिर उक्षितो ऽभि जरयांसि पार्थिवा वि तिष्ठसे
IAST Romanisation
tvām aghne pradiva āhutaṃ ghṛtaiḥ sumnāyavaḥ suṣamidhā sam īdhire | sa vāvṛdhāna oṣadhībhir ukṣito 'bhi jrayāṃsi pārthivā vi tiṣṭhase
English Translation (Griffith)
Men seeking joy have lit thee worshipped from of old, O Agni, with good fuel and with sacred oil. So thou, bedewed and waxing mighty by the plants, spreadest thyself abroad over the realms of earth.
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