Rig Veda · 6.16.39

Rig Veda 6.16.39 — Agni

Verse 39 of 48 from Sukta 6.16 (Agni) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 6.16.39

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

य उग्र इव शर्यहा तिग्मश्र्ङगो न वंसगः | अग्ने पुरो रुरोजिथ

IAST Romanisation

ya ughra iva śaryahā tighmaśṛṅgho na vaṃsaghaḥ | aghne puro rurojitha

English Translation (Griffith)

Mighty as one who slays with shafts, or like a bull with sharpened horn, Agni, thou breakest down the forts.

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