Rig Veda · 6.3.5

Rig Veda 6.3.5 — Agni

Verse 5 of 8 from Sukta 6.3 (Agni) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 6.3.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स इदस्तेव परति धादसिष्यञ्छिशीत तेजो.अयसो न धाराम | चित्रध्रजतिररतिर्यो अक्तोर्वेर्न दरुषद्वा रघुपत्मजंहाः

IAST Romanisation

sa idasteva prati dhādasiṣyañchiśīta tejo.ayaso na dhārām | citradhrajatiraratiryo aktorverna druṣadvā raghupatmajaṃhāḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Archer-like, fain toshoot, he sets his arrow, and whets his splendour like the edge of iron: The messenger of night with brilliant pathway, like a tree-roosting bird of rapid pinion.

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