Rig Veda · 6.12.3

Rig Veda 6.12.3 — Agni

Verse 3 of 6 from Sukta 6.12 (Agni) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 6.12.3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तेजिष्ठा यस्यारतिर्वनेराट तोदो अध्वन न वर्धसानो अद्यौत | अद्रोघो न दरविता चेतति तमन्नमर्त्यो.अवर्त्र ओषधीषु

IAST Romanisation

tejiṣṭhā yasyāratirvanerāṭ todo adhvan na vṛdhasāno adyaut | adrogho na dravitā cetati tmannamartyo.avartra oṣadhīṣu

English Translation (Griffith)

Whose blaze most splendid, sovran in the forest, shines waxing on his way like the - Impeller. He knows himself, like as a guileless smelter, not to be stayed among the plants, Immortal.

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