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Ṛgveda 3.38.5

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

asū̍ta̱ pūrvo̍ vṛṣa̱bho jyāyā̍ni̱mā a̍sya śu̱rudha̍ḥ santi pū̱rvīḥ |divo̍ napātā vi̱datha̍sya dhī̱bhiḥ kṣa̱traṃ rā̍jānā pra̱divo̍ dadhāthe ||

Transliteration IAST

asū̍ta̱ pūrvo̍ vṛṣa̱bho jyāyā̍ni̱mā a̍sya śu̱rudha̍ḥ santi pū̱rvīḥ | divo̍ napātā vi̱datha̍sya dhī̱bhiḥ kṣa̱traṃ rā̍jānā pra̱divo̍ dadhāthe ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

असूत | पूर्वः | वृषभः | ज्यायान् | इमाः | अस्य | शुरुधः | सन्ति | पूर्वीः | द् इवः | नपाता | विदथस्य | धीभिः | क्षत्रम् | राजाना | प्र-दिवः | दधाथेइति

asūta | pūrvaḥ | vṛṣabhaḥ | jyāyān | imāḥ | asya | śurudhaḥ | santi | pūrvīḥ | d ivaḥ | napātā | vidathasya | dhībhiḥ | kṣatram | rājānā | pra-divaḥ | dadhātheiti

Translations signed

First the more ancient Bull engendered offspring; these are his many draughts that lent him vigour. From days of old ye Kings, two Sons of Heaven, by hymns of sacrifice have won dominion.

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

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  1. English First the more ancient Bull engendered offspring; these are his many draughts that lent him vigour. From days of old ye Kings, two Sons of Heaven, by hymns of sacrifice have won dominion. Ralph T.H. Griffith

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Address
rv.3.38.5
Agreement
Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
text.deva
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