Rig Veda · 10.85.40

Rig Veda 10.85.40 — Sūrya's Bridal

Verse 40 of 47 from Sukta 10.85 (Sūrya's Bridal) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.85.40

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सोमः परथमो विविदे गन्धर्वो विविद उत्तरः | तर्तीयोग्निष टे पतिस्तुरीयस्ते मनुष्यजाः

IAST Romanisation

somaḥ prathamo vivide ghandharvo vivida uttaraḥ | tṛtīyoaghniṣ ṭe patisturīyaste manuṣyajāḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Soma obtained her first of all; next the Gandharva was her lord. Agai was thy third husband: now one bornof woman is thy fourth.

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