Rig Veda · 2.35.9
Rig Veda 2.35.9 — Son of Waters
Verse 9 of 15 from Sukta 2.35 (Son of Waters) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.35.9
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अपां नपादा हयस्थादुपस्थं जिह्मानामूर्ध्वो विद्युतं वसानः | तस्य जयेष्ठं महिमानं वहन्तीर्हिरण्यवर्णाः परि यन्ति यह्वीः
IAST Romanisation
apāṃ napādā hyasthādupasthaṃ jihmānāmūrdhvo vidyutaṃ vasānaḥ | tasya jyeṣṭhaṃ mahimānaṃ vahantīrhiraṇyavarṇāḥ pari yanti yahvīḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
The Waters’ Son hath risen, and clothed in lightning ascended up unto the curled cloud's bosom; And bearing with them his supremest glory the Youthful Ones, gold-coloured, move around him.
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