Rig Veda · 10.18.11
Rig Veda 10.18.11 — Various Deities
Verse 11 of 14 from Sukta 10.18 (Various Deities) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.18.11
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
उच्छ्वञ्चस्व पर्थिवि मा नि बाधथाः सूपायनास्मै भवसूपवञ्चना | माता पुत्रं यथा सिचाभ्येनं भूमूर्णुहि
IAST Romanisation
ucchvañcasva pṛthivi mā ni bādhathāḥ sūpāyanāsmai bhavasūpavañcanā | mātā putraṃ yathā sicābhyenaṃ bhūmaūrṇuhi
English Translation (Griffith)
Heave thyself, Earth, nor press thee downward heavily: afford him easy access, gently tending him. Cover him, as a mother wraps her skirt about her child, O Earth.
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