Rig Veda · 7.78.3

Rig Veda 7.78.3 — Dawn

Verse 3 of 5 from Sukta 7.78 (Dawn) in Mandala 7 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 7.78.3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एता उ तयाः परत्यद्र्श्रन पुरस्ताज्ज्योतिर्यछन्तीरुषसोविभातीः | अजीजनन सूर्यं यज्ञमग्निमपाचीनं तमो अगादजुष्टम

IAST Romanisation

etā u tyāḥ pratyadṛśran purastājjyotiryachantīruṣasovibhātīḥ | ajījanan sūryaṃ yajñamaghnimapācīnaṃ tamo aghādajuṣṭam

English Translation (Griffith)

Apparent eastward are those lights of Morning, sending out lustre, as they rise, around them. She hath brought forth Sun, sacrifice, and Agni, and far away hath fled detested darkness.

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