Rig Veda · 1.191.16

Rig Veda 1.191.16 — Water. Grass. Sun

Verse 16 of 16 from Sukta 1.191 (Water. Grass. Sun) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.191.16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कुषुम्भकस्तदब्रवीद गिरेः परवर्तमानकः | वर्श्चिकस्यारसं विषमरसं वर्श्चिक ते विषम

English Translation (Griffith)

Forth issuing from the mountain's side the poison-insect spake and said: Scorpion, they venom is but weak.

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