Rig Veda · 2.28.6

Rig Veda 2.28.6 — Varuṇa

Verse 6 of 11 from Sukta 2.28 (Varuṇa) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.28.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अपो सु मयक्ष वरुण भियसं मत सम्राळ रतावो.अनु मा गर्भाय | दामेव वत्साद वि मुमुग्ध्यंहो नहि तवदारे निमिषश्चनेशे

IAST Romanisation

apo su myakṣa varuṇa bhiyasaṃ mat samrāḷ ṛtāvo.anu mā ghṛbhāya | dāmeva vatsād vi mumughdhyaṃho nahi tvadāre nimiṣaścaneśe

English Translation (Griffith)

Far from me, Varuṇa, remove all danger accept me graciously, thou Holy Sovran. Cast off, like cords that hold a calf, my troubles: I am not even mine eyelid's lord without thee.

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