Rig Veda · 8.23.19

Rig Veda 8.23.19 — Agni

Verse 19 of 30 from Sukta 8.23 (Agni) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.23.19

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इमं घा वीरो अम्र्तं दूतं कर्ण्वीत मर्त्यः | पावकंक्र्ष्णवर्तनिं विहायसम

IAST Romanisation

imaṃ ghā vīro amṛtaṃ dūtaṃ kṛṇvīta martyaḥ | pāvakaṃkṛṣṇavartaniṃ vihāyasam

English Translation (Griffith)

Him may the mortal hero make his own immortal messenger. Far-spreading, Purifier, him whose path is black.

Explanation

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