Rig Veda · 2.38.8

Rig Veda 2.38.8 — Savitar

Verse 8 of 11 from Sukta 2.38 (Savitar) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.38.8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

याद्राध्यं वरुणो योनिमप्यमनिशितं निमिषि जर्भुराणः | विश्वो मार्ताण्डो वरजमा पशुर्गात सथशो जन्मानि सविता वयाकः

IAST Romanisation

yādrādhyaṃ varuṇo yonimapyamaniśitaṃ nimiṣi jarbhurāṇaḥ | viśvo mārtāṇḍo vrajamā paśurghāt sthaśo janmāni savitā vyākaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

With utmost speed, in restless haste at sunset Varuṇa seeks his watery habitation. Then seeks each bird his nest, each beast his lodging. In due place Savitar hath set each creature.

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