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Ṛgveda 4.51.6

ṛṣi
वामदेवो गौतमः
devatā
उषाः
chandas
त्रिष्टुप्

kva̍ svidāsāṃ kata̱mā pu̍rā̱ṇī yayā̍ vi̱dhānā̍ vida̱dhurṛ̍bhū̱ṇām |śubha̱ṃ yacchu̱bhrā u̱ṣasa̱ścara̍nti̱ na vi jñā̍yante sa̱dṛśī̍raju̱ryāḥ ||

Transliteration IAST

kva̍ svidāsāṃ kata̱mā pu̍rā̱ṇī yayā̍ vi̱dhānā̍ vida̱dhurṛ̍bhū̱ṇām | śubha̱ṃ yacchu̱bhrā u̱ṣasa̱ścara̍nti̱ na vi jñā̍yante sa̱dṛśī̍raju̱ryāḥ ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

क्व | स्वित् | आसाम् | कतमा | पुराणी | यया | वि-धाना | वि-दधुः | ऋभूणाम् | शुभम् | यत् | शुभ्राः | उषसः | चरन्ति | न | वि | ज्ञायन्ते | स-दृशीः | अजुर्याः

kva | svit | āsām | katamā | purāṇī | yayā | vi-dhānā | vi-dadhuḥ | ṛbhūṇām | śubham | yat | śubhrāḥ | uṣasaḥ | caranti | na | vi | jñāyante | sa-dṛśīḥ | ajuryāḥ

Translations signed

Which among these is eldest, and where is she through whom they fixed the Rbhus' regulations? What time the splendid Dawns go forth for splendour, they are not known apart alike, unwasting.

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

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  1. English Which among these is eldest, and where is she through whom they fixed the Rbhus' regulations? What time the splendid Dawns go forth for splendour, they are not known apart alike, unwasting. Ralph T.H. Griffith

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Address
rv.4.51.6
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