Rig Veda · 9.85.5

Rig Veda 9.85.5 — Soma Pavamana

Verse 5 of 12 from Sukta 9.85 (Soma Pavamana) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 9.85.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

कनिक्रदत कलशे गोभिरज्यसे वयव्ययं समया वारमर्षसि | मर्म्र्ज्यमानो अत्यो न सानसिरिन्द्रस्य सोम जठरे समक्षरः

IAST Romanisation

kanikradat kalaśe ghobhirajyase vyavyayaṃ samayā vāramarṣasi | marmṛjyamāno atyo na sānasirindrasya soma jaṭhare samakṣaraḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Roaring within the beaker thou art balmed with milk: thou passest through the fleecy filter all at once. Carefully cleansed and decked like a prizewinning steed, O Soma, thou hast flowed down within Indra's throat.

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