Rig Veda · 1.34.8

Rig Veda 1.34.8 — Aśvins

Verse 8 of 12 from Sukta 1.34 (Aśvins) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.34.8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तरिर अश्विना सिन्धुभिः सप्तमात्र्भिस तरय आहावास तरेधा हविष कर्तम | तिस्रः पर्थिवीर उपरि परवा दिवो नाकं रक्षेथे दयुभिर अक्तुभिर हितम

IAST Romanisation

trir aśvinā sindhubhiḥ saptamātṛbhis traya āhāvās tredhā haviṣ kṛtam | tisraḥ pṛthivīr upari pravā divo nākaṃ rakṣethe dyubhir aktubhir hitam

English Translation (Griffith)

Thrice, O ye Aśvins, with the Seven Mother Streams; three are the jars, the triple offering is prepared. Three are the worlds, and moving on above the sky ye guard the firm-set vault of heaven through days and nights.

Explanation

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