Rig Veda · 5.48.4
Rig Veda 5.48.4 — Viśvedevas
Verse 4 of 5 from Sukta 5.48 (Viśvedevas) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 5.48.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ताम अस्य रीतिम परशोर इव परत्य अनीकम अख्यम भुजे अस्य वर्पसः | सचा यदि पितुमन्तम इव कषयं रत्नं दधाति भरहूतये विशे
IAST Romanisation
tām asya rītim paraśor iva praty anīkam akhyam bhuje asya varpasaḥ | sacā yadi pitumantam iva kṣayaṃ ratnaṃ dadhāti bharahūtaye viśe
English Translation (Griffith)
I, to enjoy the beauty of his form, behold that rapid rush of his as ’twere an axe's edge, What time he gives the man who calls on him in fight wealth like a dwelling-house filled full with store of food.
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