Rigveda 8.060.15
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 60 · Verse 8.60.15
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
शेषे॒ वने॑षु मा॒त्रोः सं त्वा॒ मर्ता॑स इन्धते । अत॑न्द्रो ह॒व्या व॑हसि हवि॒ष्कृत॒ आदिद्दे॒वेषु॑ राजसि
śeṣe vaneṣu mātroḥ saṃ tvā martāsa indhate atandro havyā vahasi haviṣkṛta ādiddeveṣu rājasi
Do not let the mortals diminish you in the remaining woods; men kindle you. O Indra-born one, you carry the sacred oblation made by ancient gods and sit as sovereign among the gods.
You sleep within your mothers in the woods, mortals kindle you; unwearied you bear the offerings of thesacrificer, then you shine among the gods.
Agni we laud that he may keep our foes afar, Agni to give us health and strength. Let him as Guardian be invoked in all the tribes, the lighter-up of glowing brands.