Rig Veda · 2.39.4
Rig Veda 2.39.4
Verse 4 of 8 from Sukta 2.39 (Aśvins) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.39.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नावेव नः पारयतं युगेव नभ्येव न उपधीव परधीव | शवानेव नो अरिषण्या तनूनां खर्गलेव विस्रसः पातमस्मान
IAST Romanisation
nāveva naḥ pārayataṃ yugheva nabhyeva na upadhīva pradhīva | śvāneva no ariṣaṇyā tanūnāṃ khṛghaleva visrasaḥ pātamasmān
English Translation (Griffith)
Bear us across the rivers like two vessels, save us as ye were yokes, naves, spokes and fellies. Be like two dogs that injure not our bodies; preserve us, like two crutches, that we fall not.
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