Rig Veda · 10.97.17
Rig Veda 10.97.17 — Praise of Herbs
Verse 17 of 23 from Sukta 10.97 (Praise of Herbs) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.97.17
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अवपतन्तीरवदन दिव ओषधयस परि | यं जीवमश्नवामहै न स रिष्याति पूरुषः
IAST Romanisation
avapatantīravadan diva oṣadhayas pari | yaṃ jīvamaśnavāmahai na sa riṣyāti pūruṣaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
What time, descending from the sky, the Plants flew earthward, thus they spake: No evil shall befall the man whom while he liveth we pervade,
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