Rig Veda · 4.40.5
Rig Veda 4.40.5 — Dadhikrāvan
Verse 5 of 5 from Sukta 4.40 (Dadhikrāvan) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.40.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
हंसः शुचिषद वसुर अन्तरिक्षसद धोता वेदिषद अतिथिर दुरोणसत | नर्षद वरसद रतसद वयोमसद अब्जा गोजा रतजा अद्रिजा रतम
IAST Romanisation
haṃsaḥ śuciṣad vasur antarikṣasad dhotā vediṣad atithir duroṇasat | nṛṣad varasad ṛtasad vyomasad abjā ghojā ṛtajā adrijā ṛtam
English Translation (Griffith)
The Haṁsa homed in light, the Vasu in mid-air, the priest beside the altar, in the house the guest, Dweller in noblest place, mid men, in truth, in sky, born of flood, kine, truth, mountain, he is holy Law.
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