Rig Veda · 10.34.9

Rig Veda 10.34.9 — Dice, Etc

Verse 9 of 14 from Sukta 10.34 (Dice, Etc) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.34.9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नीचा वर्तन्त उपरि सफुरन्त्यहस्तासो हस्तवन्तं सहन्ते | दिव्या अङगारा इरिणे नयुप्ताः शीताः सन्तो हर्दयंनिर्दहन्ति

IAST Romanisation

nīcā vartanta upari sphurantyahastāso hastavantaṃ sahante | divyā aṅghārā iriṇe nyuptāḥ śītāḥ santo hṛdayaṃnirdahanti

English Translation (Griffith)

Downward they roll, and then spring quickly upward, and, handless, force the man with hands to serve them. Cast on the board, like lumps of magic charcoal, though cold themselves they burn the heart to ashes.

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