Rig Veda · 10.90.16

Rig Veda 10.90.16 — Puruṣa

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

Rig Veda 10.90.16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यज्ञेन यज्ञमयजन्त देवास्तानि धर्माणि परथमान्यासन | ते ह नाकं महिमानः सचन्त यत्र पूर्वे साध्याःसन्ति देवाः

IAST Romanisation

yajñena yajñamayajanta devāstāni dharmāṇi prathamānyāsan | te ha nākaṃ mahimānaḥ sacanta yatra pūrve sādhyāḥsanti devāḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Gods, sacrificing, sacrificed the victim these were the earliest holy ordinances. The Mighty Ones attained the height of heaven, there where the Sādhyas, Gods of old, are dwelling.

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