Rig Veda · 6.59.6

Rig Veda 6.59.6 — Indra-Agni

Verse 6 of 10 from Sukta 6.59 (Indra-Agni) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 6.59.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्राग्नी अपादियं पूर्वागात पद्वतीभ्यः | हित्वी शिरो जिह्वया वावदच्चरत तरिंशत पदा नयक्रमीत

IAST Romanisation

indrāghnī apādiyaṃ pūrvāghāt padvatībhyaḥ | hitvī śiro jihvayā vāvadaccarat triṃśat padā nyakramīt

English Translation (Griffith)

First, Indra-Agni, hath this Maid come footless unto those with feet. Stretching her head and speaking loudly with her tongue, she hath gone downward thirty steps.

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