Rig Veda · 10.61.18
Rig Veda 10.61.18 — Viśvedevas
Verse 18 of 27 from Sukta 10.61 (Viśvedevas) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.61.18
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तद्बन्धुः सूरिर्दिवि ते धियन्धा नाभानेदिष्ठो रपतिप्र वेनन | सा नो नाभिः परमास्य वा घाहं तत्पश्चा कतिथश्चिदास
IAST Romanisation
tadbandhuḥ sūrirdivi te dhiyandhā nābhānediṣṭho rapatipra venan | sā no nābhiḥ paramāsya vā ghāhaṃ tatpaścā katithaścidāsa
English Translation (Griffith)
Their kin, the Prince in heaven, thy nearest kinsman, turning his thought to thee thus speaks in kindness: This is our highest bond: I am his offspring. How many others came ere I succeeded?
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