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Ṛgveda 8.28.4

ṛṣi
मनुर्वैवस्वतः
devatā
विश्वे देवाः
chandas
गायत्री, ४ पुरउष्णिक्

yathā̱ vaśa̍nti de̱vāstatheda̍sa̱ttade̍ṣā̱ṃ naki̱rā mi̍nat |arā̍vā ca̱na martya̍ḥ ||

Transliteration IAST

yathā̱ vaśa̍nti de̱vāstatheda̍sa̱ttade̍ṣā̱ṃ naki̱rā mi̍nat | arā̍vā ca̱na martya̍ḥ ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

यथा | वशन्ति | देवाः | तथा | इत् | असत् | तत् | एषाम् | नकिः | आ | मिनत् | अरावा | चन | मर्त्यः

yathā | vaśanti | devāḥ | tathā | it | asat | tat | eṣām | nakiḥ | ā | minat | arāvā | cana | martyaḥ

Translations signed

Even as the Gods desire so verily shall it be. None diminisheth this power of theirs, No demon, and no mortal

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

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  1. English Even as the Gods desire so verily shall it be. None diminisheth this power of theirs, No demon, and no mortal Ralph T.H. Griffith

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rv.8.28.4
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