Rig Veda · 6.4.5

Rig Veda 6.4.5

Verse 5 of 8 from Sukta 6.4 (HYMN IV Agni) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 6.4.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नितिक्ति यो वारणमन्नमत्ति वायुर्न राष्ट्र्यत्येत्यक्तून | तुर्याम यस्त आदिशामरातीरत्यो न हरुतः पततः परिह्रुत

IAST Romanisation

nitikti yo vāraṇamannamatti vāyurna rāṣṭryatyetyaktūn | turyāma yasta ādiśāmarātīratyo na hrutaḥ patataḥ parihrut

English Translation (Griffith)

Even he who cats his firm hard food with swiftness,and overtakes the nights as Vāyu kingdoms. May we o’ercome those who resist thine orders, like a steed casting down the flying foemen.

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