Rig Veda · 1.152.3
Rig Veda 1.152.3 — Mitra-Varuṇa
Verse 3 of 7 from Sukta 1.152 (Mitra-Varuṇa) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.152.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अपादेति परथमा पद्वतीनां कस्तद वां मित्रावरुणा चिकेत | गर्भो भारं भरत्या चिदस्य रतं पिपर्त्यन्र्तं नि तारीत
IAST Romanisation
apādeti prathamā padvatīnāṃ kastad vāṃ mitrāvaruṇā ciketa | gharbho bhāraṃ bharatyā cidasya ṛtaṃ pipartyanṛtaṃ ni tārīt
English Translation (Griffith)
The Footless Maid precedeth footed creatures. Who marketh, Mitra-Varuṇa, this your doing? The Babe Unborn supporteth this world's burthen, fulfilleth Law and overcometh falsehood.
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