Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 172
Rig Veda 10.172 — Dawn
Deity: Dawn. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 4 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 10.172.1
आ याहि वनसा सह गावः सचन्त वर्तनिं यदूधभिः
ā yāhi vanasā saha ghāvaḥ sacanta vartaniṃ yadūdhabhiḥ
Rig Veda 10.172.2
आ याहि वस्व्या धिया मंहिष्ठो जारयन्मखःसुदानुभिः
ā yāhi vasvyā dhiyā maṃhiṣṭho jārayanmakhaḥsudānubhiḥ
Come with kind thoughts, most liberal, rousing the warrior's hymn of praise, with bounteous ones,
Rig Veda 10.172.3
पितुभ्र्तो न तन्तुमित सुदानवः परति दध्मो यजामसि
pitubhṛto na tantumit sudānavaḥ prati dadhmo yajāmasi
As nourishers we tie the thread, and, liberal with our bounty, offer sacrifice.
Rig Veda 10.172.4
उषा अप सवसुस्तमः सं वर्तयति वर्तनिं सुजातता
uṣā apa svasustamaḥ saṃ vartayati vartaniṃ sujātatā
Dawn drives away her Sister's gloom, and, through her excellence, makes her retrace her path.
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