Rig Veda · 8.49.2

Rig Veda 8.49.2 — Agni

Verse 2 of 10 from Sukta 8.49 (Agni) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.49.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शतानीकेव पर जिगाति धर्ष्णुया हन्ति वर्त्राणि दाशुषे | गिरेरिव पर रसा अस्य पिन्विरे दत्राणि पुरुभोजसः

IAST Romanisation

śatānīkeva pra jighāti dhṛṣṇuyā hanti vṛtrāṇi dāśuṣe | ghireriva pra rasā asya pinvire datrāṇi purubhojasaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

For unto thee, O Aṅgiras, O Son of Strength, move ladles in the sacrifice. To Agni, Child of Force, whose locks drop oil, we seek, foremost in sacrificial rites.

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