Rig Veda · 1.24.10

Rig Veda 1.24.10 — Varuṇa and Others

Verse 10 of 15 from Sukta 1.24 (Varuṇa and Others) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.24.10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अमी य रक्षा निहितास उच्चा नक्तं दद्र्श्रे कुह चिद दिवेयुः | अदब्धानि वरुणस्य वरतानि विचाकशच्चन्द्रमा नक्तमेति

IAST Romanisation

amī ya ṛkṣā nihitāsa uccā naktaṃ dadṛśre kuha cid diveyuḥ | adabdhāni varuṇasya vratāni vicākaśaccandramā naktameti

English Translation (Griffith)

Whither by day depart the constellations that shine at night, set high in heaven above us? Varuṇa's holy laws remain unweakened, and through the night the Moon moves on in splendor

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