Rig Veda · 10.97.13

Rig Veda 10.97.13 — Praise of Herbs

Verse 13 of 23 from Sukta 10.97 (Praise of Herbs) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.97.13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

साकं यक्ष्म पर पत चाषेण किकिदीविना | साकंवातस्य धराज्या साकं नश्य निहाकया

IAST Romanisation

sākaṃ yakṣma pra pata cāṣeṇa kikidīvinā | sākaṃvātasya dhrājyā sākaṃ naśya nihākayā

English Translation (Griffith)

Fly, Spirit of Disease, begone, with the blue jay and kingfisher. Fly with the wind's impetuousspeed, vanish together with the storm.

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