Rig Veda · 8.61.17

Rig Veda 8.61.17 — Agni

Verse 17 of 18 from Sukta 8.61 (Agni) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.61.17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अद्याद्या शवः-शव इन्द्र तरास्व परे च नः | विश्वा च नोजरितॄन सत्पते अहा दिवा नक्तं च रक्षिषः

IAST Romanisation

adyādyā śvaḥ-śva indra trāsva pare ca naḥ | viśvā ca nojaritṝn satpate ahā divā naktaṃ ca rakṣiṣaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

I took some Soma when the Sun rose up, O Mitra, Varuṇa. That is the sick man's medicine.

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