Rig Veda · 4.42.4

Rig Veda 4.42.4

Verse 4 of 10 from Sukta 4.42 (HYMN XLIL Indra-Varuṇa) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.42.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अहम अपो अपिन्वम उक्षमाणा धारयं दिवं सदन रतस्य | रतेन पुत्रो अदितेर रतावोत तरिधातु परथयद वि भूम

IAST Romanisation

aham apo apinvam ukṣamāṇā dhārayaṃ divaṃ sadana ṛtasya | ṛtena putro aditer ṛtāvota tridhātu prathayad vi bhūma

English Translation (Griffith)

I made to flow the moisture-shedding waters, and set the heaven firm in the scat of Order. By Law the Son of Aditi, Law Observer, hath spread abroad the world in threefold measure.

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