ऋग्वेद ६.६८.२
Ṛgveda 6.68.2
tā hi śreṣṭhā̍ de̱vatā̍tā tu̱jā śūrā̍ṇā̱ṃ śavi̍ṣṭhā̱ tā hi bhū̱tam |ma̱ghonā̱ṃ maṃhi̍ṣṭhā tuvi̱śuṣma̍ ṛ̱tena̍ vṛtra̱turā̱ sarva̍senā ||
Transliteration IAST
tā hi śreṣṭhā̍ de̱vatā̍tā tu̱jā śūrā̍ṇā̱ṃ śavi̍ṣṭhā̱ tā hi bhū̱tam | ma̱ghonā̱ṃ maṃhi̍ṣṭhā tuvi̱śuṣma̍ ṛ̱tena̍ vṛtra̱turā̱ sarva̍senā ||
Padapāṭha word by word, as recited
ता | हि | श्रेष्ठा | देव-ताता | तुजा | शूराणाम् | शविष्ठा | ता | हि | भूतम् | मघोनाम् | मंहिष्ठा | तुवि-शुष्मा | ऋतेन | वृत्र-तुरा | सर्व-सेना
tā | hi | śreṣṭhā | deva-tātā | tujā | śūrāṇām | śaviṣṭhā | tā | hi | bhūtam | maghonām | maṃhiṣṭhā | tuvi-śuṣmā | ṛtena | vṛtra-turā | sarva-senā
Translations signed
For at Gods' worship they are best through vigour; they have become the strongest of the Heroes; With mighty strength, most liberal of the Princes, Chiefs of the host, by Law made Vrtra's slayers.
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- English For at Gods' worship they are best through vigour; they have become the strongest of the Heroes; With mighty strength, most liberal of the Princes, Chiefs of the host, by Law made Vrtra's slayers. Ralph T.H. Griffith
Apparatus
- Address
rv.6.68.2- 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