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Ṛgveda 10.66.8

ṛṣi
वसुकर्णो वासुक्रः
devatā
विश्वे देवाः
chandas
जगती, १५ त्रिष्टुप्

dhṛ̱tavra̍tāḥ kṣa̱triyā̍ yajñani̱ṣkṛto̍ bṛhaddi̱vā a̍dhva̱rāṇā̍mabhi̱śriya̍ḥ |a̱gniho̍tāra ṛta̱sāpo̍ a̱druho̱'po a̍sṛja̱nnanu̍ vṛtra̱tūrye̍ ||

Transliteration IAST

dhṛ̱tavra̍tāḥ kṣa̱triyā̍ yajñani̱ṣkṛto̍ bṛhaddi̱vā a̍dhva̱rāṇā̍mabhi̱śriya̍ḥ | a̱gniho̍tāra ṛta̱sāpo̍ a̱druho̱'po a̍sṛja̱nnanu̍ vṛtra̱tūrye̍ ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

धृत-व्रताः | क्षत्रियाः | यज्ञनिः-कृतः | बृहत्-दिवाः | अध्वराणाम् | अभि-श्रि यः | अग्नि-हाओतारः | ऋत-सापः | अद्रुहः | अपः | असृजन् | अनु | वृत्र-तूयेर्

dhṛta-vratāḥ | kṣatriyāḥ | yajñaniḥ-kṛtaḥ | bṛhat-divāḥ | adhvarāṇām | abhi-śri yaḥ | agni-hāotāraḥ | ṛta-sāpaḥ | adruhaḥ | apaḥ | asṛjan | anu | vṛtra-tūyer

Translations signed

Potent, with firm-fixt laws, arranging sacrifice, visiting solemn rites in splendour of the day, Obeying Order, these whose priest is Agni, free from falsehood, poured the waters out when Vrtra died.

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

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  1. English Potent, with firm-fixt laws, arranging sacrifice, visiting solemn rites in splendour of the day, Obeying Order, these whose priest is Agni, free from falsehood, poured the waters out when Vrtra died. Ralph T.H. Griffith

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Address
rv.10.66.8
Agreement
Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
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ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. 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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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