Rig Veda

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तमित्पृ॑च्छन्ति॒ न सि॒मो वि पृ॑च्छति॒ स्वेने॑व॒ धीरो॒ मन॑सा॒ यदग्र॑भीत् । न मृ॑ष्यते प्रथ॒मं नाप॑रं॒ वचो॒ऽस्य क्रत्वा॑ सचते॒ अप्र॑दृपितः ॥ तमित्पृच्छन्ति न सिमो वि पृच्छति स्वेनेव धीरो मनसा यदग्रभीत् । न मृष्यते प्रथमं नापरं वचोऽस्य क्रत्वा सचते अप्रदृपितः ॥

sanskrit

They ask of Agni, but no one asks improperly; for a sensible man (replies to solicitation) as he has determined in his own mind; Agni tolerates not a speech that anticipates (his reply), nor endures a rejoinder; he who is devoid of arrogance is favoured by his protection.

english translation

tamitpR॑cchanti॒ na si॒mo vi pR॑cchati॒ svene॑va॒ dhIro॒ mana॑sA॒ yadagra॑bhIt | na mR॑Syate pratha॒maM nApa॑raM॒ vaco॒'sya kratvA॑ sacate॒ apra॑dRpitaH || tamitpRcchanti na simo vi pRcchati sveneva dhIro manasA yadagrabhIt | na mRSyate prathamaM nAparaM vaco'sya kratvA sacate apradRpitaH ||

hk transliteration