Rig Veda · 10.72.9

Rig Veda 10.72.9 — The Gods

Verse 9 of 9 from Sukta 10.72 (The Gods) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.72.9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सप्तभिः पुत्रैरदितिरुप परैत पूर्व्यं युगम | परजायै मर्त्यवे तवत पुनर्मार्ताण्डमाभरत

IAST Romanisation

saptabhiḥ putrairaditirupa prait pūrvyaṃ yugham | prajāyai mṛtyave tvat punarmārtāṇḍamābharat

English Translation (Griffith)

So with her Seven Sons Aditi went forth to meet the earlier age. She brought Martanda thitherward to spring to life and die again.

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