Rig Veda · 6.6.5
Rig Veda 6.6.5 — Agni
Verse 5 of 7 from Sukta 6.6 (Agni) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 6.6.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अध जिह्वा पापतीति पर वर्ष्णो गोषुयुधो नाशनिः सर्जाना | शूरस्येव परसितिः कषातिरग्नेर्दुर्वर्तुर्भीमो दयते वनानि
IAST Romanisation
adha jihvā pāpatīti pra vṛṣṇo ghoṣuyudho nāśaniḥ sṛjānā | śūrasyeva prasitiḥ kṣātiraghnerdurvarturbhīmo dayate vanāni
English Translation (Griffith)
Forth darts the Bull's tongue like the sharp stone weapon discharged by him who fights to win the cattle. Agni's fierce flame is like a hero's onset: dread and resistless he destroys the forests.
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