Rig Veda · 9.96.18
Rig Veda 9.96.18 — Soma Pavamana
Verse 18 of 24 from Sukta 9.96 (Soma Pavamana) in Mandala 9 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 9.96.18
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
रषिमना य रषिक्र्त सवर्षाः सहस्रणीथः पदवीः कवीनाम | तर्तीयं धाम महिषः सिषासन सोमो विराजमनुराजति षटुप
IAST Romanisation
ṛṣimanā ya ṛṣikṛt svarṣāḥ sahasraṇīthaḥ padavīḥ kavīnām | tṛtīyaṃ dhāma mahiṣaḥ siṣāsan somo virājamanurājati ṣṭup
English Translation (Griffith)
Light-winner, Ṛṣi-mindcd, Ṛṣi-maker, hymned in a thousand hymns, Leader of sages, A Steer who strives to gain his third form, Soma is, like Virāj, resplendent as a Singer.
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