Rig Veda · 5.85.5

Rig Veda 5.85.5 — Varuṇa

Verse 5 of 8 from Sukta 5.85 (Varuṇa) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 5.85.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इमाम ऊ षव रसुरस्य शरुतस्य महीम मायां वरुणस्य पर वोचम | मानेनेव तस्थिवां अन्तरिक्षे वि यो ममे पर्थिवीं सूर्येण

IAST Romanisation

imām ū ṣv ṛsurasya śrutasya mahīm māyāṃ varuṇasya pra vocam | māneneva tasthivāṃ antarikṣe vi yo mame pṛthivīṃ sūryeṇa

English Translation (Griffith)

I will declare this mighty deed of magic, of glorious Varuṇa the Lord Immortal, Who standing in the firmament hath meted the earth out with the Sun as with a measure.

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