Rig Veda · 10.107.5
Rig Veda 10.107.5 — Dakṣiṇā
Verse 5 of 11 from Sukta 10.107 (Dakṣiṇā) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.107.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
दक्षिणावान परथमो हूत एति दक्षिणावान गरामणीरग्रमेति | तमेव मन्ये नर्पतिं जनानां यः परथमोदक्षिणामाविवाय
IAST Romanisation
dakṣiṇāvān prathamo hūta eti dakṣiṇāvān ghrāmaṇīraghrameti | tameva manye nṛpatiṃ janānāṃ yaḥ prathamodakṣiṇāmāvivāya
English Translation (Griffith)
He who brings Guerdon comes as first invited: chief of the hamlet comes the Guerdon-bearer. Him I account the ruler of the people who was the first to introduce the Guerdon.
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