Rig Veda · 8.39.8
Rig Veda 8.39.8 — Agni
Verse 8 of 10 from Sukta 8.39 (Agni) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.39.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यो अग्निः सप्तमानुषः शरितो विश्वेषु सिन्धुषु | तमागन्म तरिपस्त्यं मन्धातुर्दस्युहन्तममग्निं यज्ञेषु पूर्व्यं नभन्तां अन्यके समे
IAST Romanisation
yo aghniḥ saptamānuṣaḥ śrito viśveṣu sindhuṣu | tamāghanma tripastyaṃ mandhāturdasyuhantamamaghniṃ yajñeṣu pūrvyaṃ nabhantāṃ anyake same
English Translation (Griffith)
Agni who liveth in all streams, Lord of the Sevenfold Race of men, Him dweller in three homes we seek, best slayer of the Dasyus for Mandhātar, first in sacrifice. Let all the others die away.
Explanation
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