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Ṛgveda 3.38.3

ṛṣi
प्रजापतिर्वैश्वामित्रः, प्रजापतिर्वाच्यो वा, तावुभावपि वा गाथिनो विश्वामित्रो वा
devatā
इन्द्रः
chandas
त्रिष्टुप्

ni ṣī̱midatra̱ guhyā̱ dadhā̍nā u̱ta kṣa̱trāya̱ roda̍sī̱ sama̍ñjan |saṃ mātrā̍bhirmami̱re ye̱muru̱rvī a̱ntarma̱hī samṛ̍te̱ dhāya̍se dhuḥ ||

Transliteration IAST

ni ṣī̱midatra̱ guhyā̱ dadhā̍nā u̱ta kṣa̱trāya̱ roda̍sī̱ sama̍ñjan | saṃ mātrā̍bhirmami̱re ye̱muru̱rvī a̱ntarma̱hī samṛ̍te̱ dhāya̍se dhuḥ ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

नि | सीम् | इत् | अत्र | गुह्या | दधानाः | उत | क्षत्राय | रोदसी इति | सम् | अञ्जन् | सम् | मात्राभिः | ममिरे | येमुः | उर्वी इति | अन्तः | मही | समृतेइतिसम्-ऋते | धायसे | धुः

ni | sīm | it | atra | guhyā | dadhānāḥ | uta | kṣatrāya | rodasī iti | sam | añjan | sam | mātrābhiḥ | mamire | yemuḥ | urvī iti | antaḥ | mahī | samṛteitisam-ṛte | dhāyase | dhuḥ

Translations signed

Assuming in this world mysterious natures, they decked the heaven and earth for high dominion, Measured with measures, fixed their broad expanses, set the great worlds apart held firm for safety.

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

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  1. English Assuming in this world mysterious natures, they decked the heaven and earth for high dominion, Measured with measures, fixed their broad expanses, set the great worlds apart held firm for safety. Ralph T.H. Griffith

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rv.3.38.3
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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