Vedic Mythology c5.s3.t2.4

c5.s3.t2.4

Agni is besides frequently compared with inanimate objects. Like the sun, he resembles gold (2, 2⁴; 7, 3⁶). When he stretches out his tongue (6, 3⁴) he is like a hatchet, to which he is elsewhere also several times compared (1, 127³ &c.). He resembles (1, 141⁸ &c.) or is directly called a car (3, 11⁵), as bringing riches (1, 58³; 3, 15⁵) or as being formidable in battle (1, 66⁶). He seems to be thought of as a car directed by others, for he is conducted to the sacrifice like a laden car (10, 176³). He is even compared to wealth (1, 58⁶. 60¹) or to wealth acquired by inheritance (1, 73¹).