Rig Veda · 10.27.17
Rig Veda 10.27.17 — Indra
Verse 17 of 24 from Sukta 10.27 (Indra) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.27.17
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पीवानं मेषमपचन्त वीरा नयुप्ता अक्षा अनु दीवासन | दवा धनुं बर्हतीमप्स्वन्तः पवित्रवन्ता चरतःपुनन्ता
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pīvānaṃ meṣamapacanta vīrā nyuptā akṣā anu dīvaāsan | dvā dhanuṃ bṛhatīmapsvantaḥ pavitravantā carataḥpunantā
English Translation (Griffith)
The Heroes dressed with fire the fatted wether: the dice were thrown by way of sport and gaming. Two reach the plain amid the heavenly waters, hallowing and with means of purifying.
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