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Rig Veda · 6.28.5

Rig Veda 6.28.5 — Cows

Verse 5 of 8 from Sukta 6.28 (Cows) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 6.28.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

गावो भगो गाव इन्द्रो मे अछान गावः सोमस्य परथमस्य भक्षः | इमा या गावः स जनास इन्द्र इछामीद धर्दामनसा चिदिन्द्रम

IAST Romanisation

ghāvo bhagho ghāva indro me achān ghāvaḥ somasya prathamasya bhakṣaḥ | imā yā ghāvaḥ sa janāsa indra ichāmīd dhṛdāmanasā cidindram

English Translation (Griffith)

To me the Cows seem Bhaga, they seem Indra, they seem a portion of the first-poured Soma. These present Cows, they, O ye Indra. I long for Indra with my heart and spirit.

Explanation

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