Rig Veda · 8.18.22

Rig Veda 8.18.22 — Ādityas

Verse 22 of 22 from Sukta 8.18 (Ādityas) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.18.22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ये चिद धि मर्त्युबन्धव आदित्या मनवः समसि | पर सू नायुर्जीवसे तिरेतन

IAST Romanisation

ye cid dhi mṛtyubandhava ādityā manavaḥ smasi | pra sū naāyurjīvase tiretana

English Translation (Griffith)

And as we human beings, O Ādityas, are akin to death, Graciously lengthen ye our lives that we may live.

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