Rigveda 6.006.05
Rigveda · Mandala 6, Sukta 6 · Verse 6.6.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अध॑ जि॒ह्वा पा॑पतीति॒ प्र वृष्णो॑ गोषु॒युधो॒ नाशनिः॑ सृजा॒ना । शूर॑स्येव॒ प्रसि॑तिः क्षा॒तिर॒ग्नेर्दु॒र्वर्तु॑र्भी॒मो द॑यते॒ वना॑नि
adha jihvā pāpatīti pra vṛṣṇo goṣuyudho nāśaniḥ sṛjānā śūrasyeva prasitiḥ kṣātiragnerdurvarturbhīmo dayate vanāni
From the tongue came the disastrous word; it spoiled cattle and chariot-war, destroying offspring. Like a hero’s spread, O Agni, you afflict the sinful, terrifying the wilds.
The flame of the showerer (Agni), repeatedly descends like the hurled thunderbolt of the rescuer of the cattle; like the prowess of a hero is the destroying (energy) of Agni; irresistible and fearful, he consumes the forests.
Forth darts the Bull's tongue like the sharp stone weapon discharged by him who fights to win the cattle. Agni's fierce flame is like a hero's onset: dread and resistless he destroys the forests.