Rig Veda · 1.24.8

Rig Veda 1.24.8 — Varuṇa and Others

Verse 8 of 15 from Sukta 1.24 (Varuṇa and Others) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.24.8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उरुं हि राजा वरुणश्चकार सूर्याय पन्थामन्वेतवा उ | अपदे पादा परतिधातवे.अकरुतापवक्ता हर्दयाविधश्चित

IAST Romanisation

uruṃ hi rājā varuṇaścakāra sūryāya panthāmanvetavā u | apade pādā pratidhātave.akarutāpavaktā hṛdayāvidhaścit

English Translation (Griffith)

King Varuṇa hath made a spacious pathway, a pathway for the Sun wherein to travel. Where no way was he made him set his footstep, and warned afar whate’er afflicts the spirit.

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