Rig Veda · 8.41.4
Rig Veda 8.41.4 — Varuṇa
Verse 4 of 10 from Sukta 8.41 (Varuṇa) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.41.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यः ककुभो निधारयः पर्थिव्यामधि दर्शतः | स माता पूर्व्यं पदं तद वरुणस्य सप्त्यं स हि गोपा इवेर्योनभन्तामन्यके समे
IAST Romanisation
yaḥ kakubho nidhārayaḥ pṛthivyāmadhi darśataḥ | sa mātā pūrvyaṃ padaṃ tad varuṇasya saptyaṃ sa hi ghopā iveryonabhantāmanyake same
English Translation (Griffith)
He, visible o’er all the earth, stablished the quarters of the sky: He measured out the eastern place, that is the fold of Varuṇa: like a strong herdsman is the God.
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