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Ṛgveda 1.38.2

ṛṣi
कण्वो घौरः
devatā
मरुतः
chandas
गायत्री

kva̍ nū̱naṃ kadvo̱ artha̱ṃ gantā̍ di̱vo na pṛ̍thi̱vyāḥ |kva̍ vo̱ gāvo̱ na ra̍ṇyanti ||

Transliteration IAST

kva̍ nū̱naṃ kadvo̱ artha̱ṃ gantā̍ di̱vo na pṛ̍thi̱vyāḥ | kva̍ vo̱ gāvo̱ na ra̍ṇyanti ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

क्व | नूनम् | कत् | वः | अर्थम् | गन्ता | दिवः | न | पृथिव्याः | क्व | वः | गावः | न | रण्यन्ति

kva | nūnam | kat | vaḥ | artham | gantā | divaḥ | na | pṛthivyāḥ | kva | vaḥ | gāvaḥ | na | raṇyanti

Translations signed

Now whither? To what goal of yours go ye in heaven, and not on earth? Where do your cows disport themselves?

Ralph T.H. GriffithThe Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentary, 1896 · public domain

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  1. English Now whither? To what goal of yours go ye in heaven, and not on earth? Where do your cows disport themselves? Ralph T.H. Griffith

Apparatus

Address
rv.1.38.2
Agreement
Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
text.deva
ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
text.iast
ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
text.pada_deva
ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेदः सूक्तानि, per-sukta headers. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0