Rigveda 6.016.39

Rigveda · Mandala 6, Sukta 16 · Verse 6.16.39

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Sanskrit Original

य उ॒ग्र इ॑व शर्य॒हा ति॒ग्मश‍ृ॑ङ्गो॒ न वंस॑गः । अग्ने॒ पुरो॑ रु॒रोजि॑थ

ya ugra iva śaryahā tigmaśaṛṅgo na vaṃsagaḥ agne puro rurojitha

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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

He who is fierce like a wild stag, with sharp horns, not a follower—Agni, protect the city, O roaring one.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

You, Agni, who are like a fierce archer, or like a sharp-horned bull, have destroyed the cities (of the asuras).

📖 Book ReferenceRalph T.H. GriffithThe Rig Veda, 1896Source ↗

Mighty as one who slays with shafts, or like a bull with sharpened horn, Agni, thou breakest down the forts.

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