Rig Veda · 7.8.2

Rig Veda 7.8.2 — Agni

Verse 2 of 7 from Sukta 7.8 (Agni) in Mandala 7 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 7.8.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अयमु षय सुमहानवेदि होता मन्द्रो मनुषो यज्वो अग्निः | वि भा अकः सस्र्जानः पर्थिव्यां कर्ष्णपविरोषधीभिर्ववक्षे

IAST Romanisation

ayamu ṣya sumahānavedi hotā mandro manuṣo yajvo aghniḥ | vi bhā akaḥ sasṛjānaḥ pṛthivyāṃ kṛṣṇapaviroṣadhībhirvavakṣe

English Translation (Griffith)

Yea, he hath been acknowledged as most mighty, the joyous Priest of men, the youthful Agni. He, spreading o’er the earth, made light around him, and grew among the plants with blackened fellies..

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