Rig Veda · 4.54.5

Rig Veda 4.54.5 — Savitar

Verse 5 of 6 from Sukta 4.54 (Savitar) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.54.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्रज्येष्ठान बर्हद्भ्यः पर्वतेभ्यः कषयां एभ्यः सुवसि पस्त्यावतः | यथा-यथा पतयन्तो वियेमिर एवैव तस्थुः सवितः सवाय ते

IAST Romanisation

indrajyeṣṭhān bṛhadbhyaḥ parvatebhyaḥ kṣayāṃ ebhyaḥ suvasi pastyāvataḥ | yathā-yathā patayanto viyemira evaiva tasthuḥ savitaḥ savāya te

English Translation (Griffith)

To lofty hills thou sendest those whom Indra leads, and givest fixed abodes with houses unto these. However they may fly and draw themselves apart, still, Savitar, they stand obeying thy behest.

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