Rigveda 4.007.10
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 7 · Verse 4.7.10
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स॒द्यो जा॒तस्य॒ ददृ॑शान॒मोजो॒ यद॑स्य॒ वातो॑ अनु॒वाति॑ शो॒चिः । वृ॒णक्ति॑ ति॒ग्माम॑त॒सेषु॑ जि॒ह्वां स्थि॒रा चि॒दन्ना॑ दयते॒ वि जम्भैः॑
sadyo jātasya dadṛśānamojo yadasya vāto anuvāti śociḥ vṛṇakti tigmāmataseṣu jihvāṃ sthirā cidannā dayate vi jambhaiḥ
The vital force that appears at birth and follows the breath—grief. It seizes the sharp taste in the mouth, steadies the tongue, and grants food with sustenance by jaws.
The light of the speedily-genitive rated is visible, and when the win fans the flame, he (Agni) spreads his blazing tongue among the trees, and with his (glowing) teeth consumes the standing (fuel, his) food.
Yet newly born, his vigour is apparent when the wind blows upon his fiery splendour, His sharpened tongue he layeth on the brushwood, and with his teeth e'en solid food consumeth.