Rig Veda · 10.173.5
Rig Veda 10.173.5 — The King
Verse 5 of 6 from Sukta 10.173 (The King) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.173.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
धरुवं ते राजा वरुणो धरुवं देवो बर्हस्पतिः | धरुवं त इन्द्रश्चाग्निश्च राष्ट्रं धारयतां धरुवम
IAST Romanisation
dhruvaṃ te rājā varuṇo dhruvaṃ devo bṛhaspatiḥ | dhruvaṃ ta indraścāghniśca rāṣṭraṃ dhārayatāṃ dhruvam
English Translation (Griffith)
Stedfast, may Varuṇa the King, stedfast, the God Bṛhaspati, Stedfast, may Indra, stedfast too, may Agni keep thy stedfast reign.
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