Rig Veda · 4.51.2

Rig Veda 4.51.2 — Dawn

Verse 2 of 11 from Sukta 4.51 (Dawn) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.51.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अस्थुर उ चित्रा उषसः पुरस्तान मिता इव सवरवो ऽधवरेषु | वय ऊ वरजस्य तमसो दवारोछन्तीर अव्रञ छुचयः पावकाः

IAST Romanisation

asthur u citrā uṣasaḥ purastān mitā iva svaravo 'dhvareṣu | vy ū vrajasya tamaso dvārochantīr avrañ chucayaḥ pāvakāḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

The richly-coloured Dawns have mounted eastward, like pillars planted at our sacrifices, And, flushing far, splendid and purifying, unbarred the portals of the fold of darkness.

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