ऋग्वेद २.३९.६
Ṛgveda 2.39.6
oṣṭhā̍viva̱ madhvā̱sne vada̍ntā̱ stanā̍viva pipyataṃ jī̱vase̍ naḥ |nāse̍va nasta̱nvo̍ rakṣi̱tārā̱ karṇā̍viva su̱śrutā̍ bhūtama̱sme ||
Transliteration IAST
oṣṭhā̍viva̱ madhvā̱sne vada̍ntā̱ stanā̍viva pipyataṃ jī̱vase̍ naḥ | nāse̍va nasta̱nvo̍ rakṣi̱tārā̱ karṇā̍viva su̱śrutā̍ bhūtama̱sme ||
Padapāṭha word by word, as recited
ओष्ठौ-इव | मधु | आस्ने | वदन्ता | स्तनौ-इव | पिप्यतम् | जीवसे | नः | नासाइव | नः | तन्वः | रक्षितारा | कर्णौ-इव | सु-श्रुता | भूतम् | अस्मे इति
oṣṭhau-iva | madhu | āsne | vadantā | stanau-iva | pipyatam | jīvase | naḥ | nāsāiva | naḥ | tanvaḥ | rakṣitārā | karṇau-iva | su-śrutā | bhūtam | asme iti
Translations signed
Even as two lips that with the mouth speak honey, even as two breasts that nourish our existence, Like the two nostrils that protect our being, be to us as our ears that hear distinctly.
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- English Even as two lips that with the mouth speak honey, even as two breasts that nourish our existence, Like the two nostrils that protect our being, be to us as our ears that hear distinctly. Ralph T.H. Griffith
Apparatus
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rv.2.39.6- 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
- text.pada_iast
- ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- meta
- ऋग्वेदः सूक्तानि, per-sukta headers. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0