Rig Veda · 1.161.5
Rig Veda 1.161.5 — Ṛbhus
Verse 5 of 14 from Sukta 1.161 (Ṛbhus) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.161.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
हनामैनानिति तवष्टा यदब्रवीच्चमसं ये देवपानमनिन्दिषुः | अन्या नामानि कर्ण्वते सुते सचानन्यैरेनान्कन्या नामभि सपरत
IAST Romanisation
hanāmaināniti tvaṣṭā yadabravīccamasaṃ ye devapānamanindiṣuḥ | anyā nāmāni kṛṇvate sute sacānanyairenānkanyā nāmabhi sparat
English Translation (Griffith)
As Tvaṣṭar thus had spoken, Let us slay these men who have reviled the chalice, drinking-cup of Gods, They gave themselves new names when Soma juice was shed, and under these new names the Maiden welcomed them.
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