Rig Veda · 5.83.4

Rig Veda 5.83.4 — Parjanya

Verse 4 of 10 from Sukta 5.83 (Parjanya) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 5.83.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पर वाता वान्ति पतयन्ति विद्युत उद ओषधीर जिहते पिन्वते सवः | इरा विश्वस्मै भुवनाय जायते यत पर्जन्यः पर्थिवीं रेतसावति

IAST Romanisation

pra vātā vānti patayanti vidyuta ud oṣadhīr jihate pinvate svaḥ | irā viśvasmai bhuvanāya jāyate yat parjanyaḥ pṛthivīṃ retasāvati

English Translation (Griffith)

Forth burst the winds, down come the lightning-flashes: the plants shoot up, the realm of light is streaming. Food springs abundant for all living creatures, what time Parjanya quickens earth with moisture.

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