Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 185
Rig Veda 10.185 — Aditi
Deity: Aditi. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 3 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 10.185.1
महि तरीणामवो.अस्तु दयुक्षं मित्रस्यार्यम्णः | दुराधर्षं वरुणस्य
mahi trīṇāmavo.astu dyukṣaṃ mitrasyāryamṇaḥ | durādharṣaṃ varuṇasya
Rig Veda 10.185.2
नहि तेषाममा चन नाध्वसु वारणेषु | ईशे रिपुरघशंसः
nahi teṣāmamā cana nādhvasu vāraṇeṣu | īśe ripuraghaśaṃsaḥ
O'er these, neither at home nor yet abroad or pathways that are Strange, The evil-minded foe hath power
Rig Veda 10.185.3
यस्मै पुत्रासो अदितेः पर जीवसे मर्त्याय | जयोतिर्यछन्त्यजस्रम
yasmai putrāso aditeḥ pra jīvase martyāya | jyotiryachantyajasram
Nor over him,. the man on whom the Sons of Aditi bestow Eternal light that he may live.
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