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Ṛgveda 8.72.12

ṛṣi
हर्यतः प्रागाथः
devatā
अग्निः, हवींषि वा
chandas
गायत्री

gāva̱ upā̍vatāva̱taṃ ma̱hī ya̱jñasya̍ ra̱psudā̍ |u̱bhā karṇā̍ hira̱ṇyayā̍ ||

Transliteration IAST

gāva̱ upā̍vatāva̱taṃ ma̱hī ya̱jñasya̍ ra̱psudā̍ | u̱bhā karṇā̍ hira̱ṇyayā̍ ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

गावः | उप | अवत | अवतम् | मही इति | यज्ञस्य | रप्सुदा | उभा | कर्णा | हिरण्यया

gāvaḥ | upa | avata | avatam | mahī iti | yajñasya | rapsudā | ubhā | karṇā | hiraṇyayā

Translations signed

Ye cows, protect the fount: the two Mighty Ones bless the sacrifice. The handles twain are wrought of gold.

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

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  1. English Ye cows, protect the fount: the two Mighty Ones bless the sacrifice. The handles twain are wrought of gold. Ralph T.H. Griffith

Apparatus

Address
rv.8.72.12
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
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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