Rig Veda · 10.59.4

Rig Veda 10.59.4 — Nirrti and Others

Verse 4 of 10 from Sukta 10.59 (Nirrti and Others) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.59.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मो षु णः सोम मर्त्यवे परा दाः पश्येम नु सूर्यमुच्चरन्तम | दयुभिर्हितो जरिमा सू नो अस्तु परातरं सुनिरतिर्जिहीताम

IAST Romanisation

mo ṣu ṇaḥ soma mṛtyave parā dāḥ paśyema nu sūryamuccarantam | dyubhirhito jarimā sū no astu parātaraṃ sunirtirjihītām

English Translation (Griffith)

Give us not up as prey to death, O Soma still let us look upon the Sun arising. Let our old age with passing days be kindly. Let Nirrti depart to distant places.

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