Rig Veda · 8.19.31
Rig Veda 8.19.31 — Agni
Verse 31 of 37 from Sukta 8.19 (Agni) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.19.31
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तव दरप्सो नीलवान वाश रत्विय इन्धानः सिष्णवा ददे | तवं महीनामुषसामसि परियः कषपो वस्तुषु राजसि
IAST Romanisation
tava drapso nīlavān vāśa ṛtviya indhānaḥ siṣṇavā dade | tvaṃ mahīnāmuṣasāmasi priyaḥ kṣapo vastuṣu rājasi
English Translation (Griffith)
Thy spark is black and crackling, kindled in due time, O Bounteous, it is taken up. Thou art the dear Friend of the mighty Mornings: thou shinest in glimmerings of the night.
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