Rig Veda · 1.24.13

Rig Veda 1.24.13 — Varuṇa and Others

Verse 13 of 15 from Sukta 1.24 (Varuṇa and Others) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.24.13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शुनःशेपो हयह्वद गर्भीतस्त्रिष्वादित्यं दरुपदेषु बद्धः | अवैनं राजा वरुणः सस्र्ज्याद विद्वानदब्धो वि मुमोक्तु पाशान

IAST Romanisation

śunaḥśepo hyahvad ghṛbhītastriṣvādityaṃ drupadeṣu baddhaḥ | avainaṃ rājā varuṇaḥ sasṛjyād vidvānadabdho vi mumoktu pāśān

English Translation (Griffith)

Bound to three pillars captured Śunaḥśepa thus to the Āditya made his supplication. Him may the Sovran Varuṇa deliver, wise, ne’er deceived, loosen the bonds that bind him.

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