Rig Veda · 3.31.16

Rig Veda 3.31.16 — Indra

Verse 16 of 22 from Sukta 3.31 (Indra) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 3.31.16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अपश्चिदेष विभ्वो दमूनाः पर सध्रीचीरस्र्जद विश्वश्चन्द्राः | मध्वः पुनानाः कविभिः पवित्रैर्द्युभिर्हिन्वन्त्यक्तुभिर्धनुत्रीः

IAST Romanisation

apaścideṣa vibhvo damūnāḥ pra sadhrīcīrasṛjad viśvaścandrāḥ | madhvaḥ punānāḥ kavibhiḥ pavitrairdyubhirhinvantyaktubhirdhanutrīḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Vast, the House-Friend, he set the waters flowing, all-lucid, widely spread, that move together. By the wise cleansings of the meath made holy, through days, and nights they speed the swift streams onward.

Explanation

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