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Rigveda 1.018.09

Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 18 · Verse 1.18.9

rigvedamandala-1sukta-18मेधातिथिःकाण्वः१-३ ब्रह्मणस्पतिः४ इन्द्रो ब्रह्मणस्पतिः सोमश्च५ ब्रह्मणस्पतिः सोम इंद्रोदक्षिणा च६-८ सदसस्पतिः९ सदसस्पतिर्नराशंसो वागायत्रीWisdom HymnPrayer HymnKnowledgeSpeechwisdom-hymnprayer-hymn

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Rishi (Seer)
Devatā (Deity)
Chandas (Meter)
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Sanskrit Original

नरा॒शंसं॑ सु॒धृष्ट॑म॒मप॑श्यं स॒प्रथ॑स्तमम् । दि॒वो न सद्म॑मखसम्

narāśaṃsaṃ sudhṛṣṭamamapaśyaṃ saprathastamam divo na sadmamakhasam

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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

Men saw the praised, clearly perceived and foremost of that — the heaven does not remove my seat/realm.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

I have beheld Nārāśaṃsa (i.e. Agni or the person nified yajña or sacrifice at which men praise the gods), the most resolute, the most renowned, and radiant as the heavens.

📖 Book ReferenceRalph T.H. GriffithThe Rig Veda, 1896Source ↗

I have seen Narasamsa, him most resolute, most widely famed, As 'twere the Household Priest of heaven.