Rig Veda · 4.40.2

Rig Veda 4.40.2 — Dadhikrāvan

Verse 2 of 5 from Sukta 4.40 (Dadhikrāvan) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.40.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सत्वा भरिषो गविषो दुवन्यसच छरवस्याद इष उषसस तुरण्यसत | सत्यो दरवो दरवरः पतंगरो दधिक्रावेषम ऊर्जं सवर जनत

IAST Romanisation

satvā bhariṣo ghaviṣo duvanyasac chravasyād iṣa uṣasas turaṇyasat | satyo dravo dravaraḥ pataṃgharo dadhikrāveṣam ūrjaṃ svar janat

English Translation (Griffith)

Brave, seeking war and booty, dwelling with the good and with the swift, may he hasten the food of Dawn. May he the true, the fleet, the lover of the course, the bird-like Dadhikrāvan, bring food, strength, and light.

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