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Ṛk 5.65.2

Mitra, Varuṇa · Rātahavya Ātreya

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Saṃhitā

ता हि श्रेष्ठ॑वर्चसा॒ राजा॑ना दीर्घ॒श्रुत्त॑मा ।
ता सत्प॑ती ऋता॒वृध॑ ऋ॒तावा॑ना॒ जने॑जने ॥

ता हि श्रेष्ठवर्चसा राजाना दीर्घश्रुत्तमा |
ता सत्पती ऋतावृध ऋतावाना जने-जने ||

tā́ hí śréṣṭhavarcasā rā́jānā dīrghaśrúttamā ǀ
tā́ sátpatī ṛtāvṛ́dha ṛtā́vānā jánejane ǁ

tā hi śreṣṭhavarcasā rājānā dīrghaśruttamā |
tā satpatī ṛtāvṛdha ṛtāvānā jane-jane ||

Padapāṭha

ता । हि । श्रेष्ठ॑ऽवर्चसा । राजा॑ना । दी॒र्घ॒श्रुत्ऽत॑मा ।
ता । सत्प॑ती॒ इति॒ सत्ऽप॑ती । ऋ॒त॒ऽवृधा॑ । ऋ॒तऽवा॑ना । जने॑ऽजने ॥

ता । हि । श्रेष्ठऽवर्चसा । राजाना । दीर्घश्रुत्ऽतमा ।
ता । सत्पती इति सत्ऽपती । ऋतऽवृधा । ऋतऽवाना । जनेऽजने ॥

tā́ ǀ hí ǀ śréṣṭha-varcasā ǀ rā́jānā ǀ dīrghaśrút-tamā ǀ
tā́ ǀ sátpatī íti sát-patī ǀ ṛta-vṛ́dhā ǀ ṛtá-vānā ǀ jáne-jane ǁ

tā ǀ hi ǀ śreṣṭha-varcasā ǀ rājānā ǀ dīrghaśrut-tamā ǀ
tā ǀ satpatī iti sat-patī ǀ ṛta-vṛdhā ǀ ṛta-vānā ǀ jane-jane ǁ

References

Maṇḍala · Sūkta · Ṛk
05.065.02
Aṣṭaka · Adhyāya · Varga · Ṛk
4.4.03.02
Maṇḍala · Anuvāka · Ṛk
05.05.076
Devatā देवता
Mitra, Varuṇa
Ṛṣi ऋषि
Rātahavya Ātreya
Chandas छन्दस्
Anuṣṭubh, Paṅkti
Svara स्वरः
पञ्चमः

Text and interpretations from the Ṛgveda database of theveda.org.in.

Ṛgveda 5.65.2

Interpretations

Ralph T. H. Griffith

For they are Kings of noblest might, of glorious fame most widely spread; Lords of the brave, who strengthen Law, the Holy Ones with every race.