Rig Veda · 10.165.4
Rig Veda 10.165.4 — Viśvedevas
Verse 4 of 5 from Sukta 10.165 (Viśvedevas) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.165.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यदुलूको वदति मोघमेतद यत कपोतः पदमग्नौक्र्णोति | यस्य दूतः परहित एष एतत तस्मै यमाय नमोस्तु मरित्यवे
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yadulūko vadati moghametad yat kapotaḥ padamaghnaukṛṇoti | yasya dūtaḥ prahita eṣa etat tasmai yamāya namoastu mrityave
English Translation (Griffith)
The screeching of the owl is ineffective and when beside the fire the Dove hath settled, To him who sent it hither as an envoy, to him be reverence paid, to Death, to Yama.
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