Rig Veda · 3.8.9
Rig Veda 3.8.9
Verse 9 of 11 from Sukta 3.8 (HYMN VIII Sacrificial Post) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 3.8.9
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
हंसा इव शरेणिशो यतानाः शुक्रा वसानाः सवरवो नागुः | उन्नीयमानाः कविभिः पुरस्ताद देवा देवानामपि यन्ति पाथः
IAST Romanisation
haṃsā iva śreṇiśo yatānāḥ śukrā vasānāḥ svaravo naāghuḥ | unnīyamānāḥ kavibhiḥ purastād devā devānāmapi yanti pāthaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Like swan's that flee in lengthened line, the Pillars have come to us arrayed in brilliant coIour. They, lifted up on high, by sages, eastward, go forth as Gods to the God's dwelling-places.
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