Rig Veda · 1.161.10
Rig Veda 1.161.10 — Ṛbhus
Verse 10 of 14 from Sukta 1.161 (Ṛbhus) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.161.10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
शरोणामेक उदकं गामवजति मांसमेकः पिंशति सूनयाभ्र्तम | आ निम्रुचः शक्र्देको अपभरत किं सवित पुत्रेभ्यः पितरा उपावतुः
IAST Romanisation
śroṇāmeka udakaṃ ghāmavajati māṃsamekaḥ piṃśati sūnayābhṛtam | ā nimrucaḥ śakṛdeko apabharat kiṃ svit putrebhyaḥ pitarā upāvatuḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
One downward to the water drives the crippled cow, another trims the flesh brought on the carving-board. One carries off the refuse at the set of sun. How did the Parents aid their children in their task!
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