Rig Veda · 10.97.18

Rig Veda 10.97.18 — Praise of Herbs

Verse 18 of 23 from Sukta 10.97 (Praise of Herbs) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.97.18

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

या ओषधीः सोमराज्ञीर्बह्वीः शतविचक्षणाः | तासां तवमस्युत्तमारं कामाय शं हर्दे

IAST Romanisation

yā oṣadhīḥ somarājñīrbahvīḥ śatavicakṣaṇāḥ | tāsāṃ tvamasyuttamāraṃ kāmāya śaṃ hṛde

English Translation (Griffith)

Of all the many Plants whose King is, Soma, Plants of hundred forms, Thou art the Plant most excellent, prompt to the wish, sweet to the heart.

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