Rig Veda · 10.90.15

Rig Veda 10.90.15 — Puruṣa

Verse 15 of 16 from Sukta 10.90 (Puruṣa) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.90.15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सप्तास्यासन परिधयस्त्रिः सप्त समिधः कर्ताः | देवायद यज्ञं तन्वाना अबध्नन पुरुषं पशुम

IAST Romanisation

saptāsyāsan paridhayastriḥ sapta samidhaḥ kṛtāḥ | devāyad yajñaṃ tanvānā abadhnan puruṣaṃ paśum

English Translation (Griffith)

Seven fencing-sticks had he, thrice seven layers of fuel were prepared, When the Gods, offering sacrifice, bound, as their victim, Puruṣa.

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