Rig Veda · 1.163.6
Rig Veda 1.163.6 — The Horse
Verse 6 of 13 from Sukta 1.163 (The Horse) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.163.6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
आत्मानं ते मनसारादजानामवो दिवा पतयन्तं पतंगम | शिरो अपश्यं पथिभिः सुगेभिररेणुभिर्जेहमानं पतत्रि
IAST Romanisation
ātmānaṃ te manasārādajānāmavo divā patayantaṃ pataṃgham | śiro apaśyaṃ pathibhiḥ sughebhirareṇubhirjehamānaṃ patatri
English Translation (Griffith)
Thyself from far I recognized in spirit,—a Bird that from below flew through the heaven. I saw thy head still soaring, striving upward by paths unsoiled by dust, pleasant to travel.
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