Rig Veda · 5.9.4

Rig Veda 5.9.4 — Agni

Verse 4 of 7 from Sukta 5.9 (Agni) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 5.9.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उत सम दुर्ग्र्भीयसे पुत्रो न हवार्याणाम | पुरू यो दग्धासि वनाग्ने पशुर न यवसे

IAST Romanisation

uta sma durghṛbhīyase putro na hvāryāṇām | purū yo daghdhāsi vanāghne paśur na yavase

English Translation (Griffith)

Yea, very hard art thou to grasp, like offspring of the wriggling snakes, When thou consumest many woods like an ox, Agni, in the mead.

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