Rig Veda · 10.173.4
Rig Veda 10.173.4 — The King
Verse 4 of 6 from Sukta 10.173 (The King) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.173.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
धरुवा दयौर्ध्रुवा पर्थिवी धरुवासः पर्वता इमे | धरुवं विश्वमिदं जगद धरुवो राजा विशामयम
IAST Romanisation
dhruvā dyaurdhruvā pṛthivī dhruvāsaḥ parvatā ime | dhruvaṃ viśvamidaṃ jaghad dhruvo rājā viśāmayam
English Translation (Griffith)
Firm is the sky and firm the earth, and stedfast also are these hills. Stedfast is all this living world, and stedfast is this King of men.
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