Rig Veda · 9.71.8
Rig Veda 9.71.8 — Soma Pavamana,
Verse 8 of 9 from Sukta 9.71 (Soma Pavamana,) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 9.71.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तवेषं रूपं कर्णुते वर्णो अस्य स यत्राशयत सम्र्ता सेधति सरिधः | अप्सा याति सवधया दैव्यं जनं सं सुष्टुती नसते सं गोग्रया
IAST Romanisation
tveṣaṃ rūpaṃ kṛṇute varṇo asya sa yatrāśayat samṛtā sedhati sridhaḥ | apsā yāti svadhayā daivyaṃ janaṃ saṃ suṣṭutī nasate saṃ ghoaghrayā
English Translation (Griffith)
His covering assumes a radiant hue; where’er he comes into the fight he drives the foe afar. The Winner of the Floods, with food he seeks the host of heaven, he comes to praises glorified with milk.
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