Rig Veda · 6.2.8

Rig Veda 6.2.8 — Agni

Verse 8 of 11 from Sukta 6.2 (Agni) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 6.2.8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

करत्वा हि दरोणे अज्यसे.अग्ने वाजी न कर्त्व्यः | परिज्मेवस्वधा गयो.अत्यो न हवार्यः शिशुः

IAST Romanisation

kratvā hi droṇe ajyase.aghne vājī na kṛtvyaḥ | parijmevasvadhā ghayo.atyo na hvāryaḥ śiśuḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Thou, Agni, like an able steed, art urged by wisdom in the wood. Thou art like wind; food, home art thou, like a young horse that runs astray.

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