Rig Veda · 9.85.10

Rig Veda 9.85.10 — Soma Pavamana

Verse 10 of 12 from Sukta 9.85 (Soma Pavamana) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 9.85.10

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दिवो नाके मधुजिह्वा असश्चतो वेना दुहन्त्युक्षणं गिरिष्ठाम | अप्सु दरप्सं वाव्र्धानं समुद्र आ सिन्धोरूर्मामधुमन्तं पवित्र आ

IAST Romanisation

divo nāke madhujihvā asaścato venā duhantyukṣaṇaṃ ghiriṣṭhām | apsu drapsaṃ vāvṛdhānaṃ samudra ā sindhorūrmāmadhumantaṃ pavitra ā

English Translation (Griffith)

High in the vault of heaven, unceasing, honey-tongued, the Loving Ones drain out the mountain-haunting Steer,— The drop that hath grown great in waters, in the lake meath-rich, in the stream's wave and in the cleansing sieve.

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