Rig Veda · 9.62.16

Rig Veda 9.62.16 — Soma Pavamana

Verse 16 of 30 from Sukta 9.62 (Soma Pavamana) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 9.62.16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पवमानः सुतो नर्भिः सोमो वाजमिवासरत | चमूषु शक्मनासदम

IAST Romanisation

pavamānaḥ suto nṛbhiḥ somo vājamivāsarat | camūṣu śakmanāsadam

English Translation (Griffith)

Pressed by the men, as ’twere to war hath Soma Pavamana sped, To test with might within the vats.

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