Rigveda 10.018.07
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 18 · Verse 10.18.7
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
इ॒मा नारी॑रविध॒वाः सु॒पत्नी॒राञ्ज॑नेन स॒र्पिषा॒ सं वि॑शन्तु । अ॒न॒श्रवो॑ऽनमी॒वाः सु॒रत्ना॒ आ रो॑हन्तु॒ जन॑यो॒ योनि॒मग्रे॑
imā nārīravidhavāḥ supatnīrāñjanena sarpiṣā saṃ viśantu anaśravo'namīvāḥ suratnā ā rohantu janayo yonimagre
May these women, not widowed, good wives, enter with sacred clarified butter and the anointment of rice. May those unrenowned like unperceived ones ascend with precious jewels to the forward-born womb of progeny.
Let these women who are not widows, who have good husbands, enter (anointed) with unguent andbutter. Let women without tears, without sorrow, and decorated with jewels, first proceed to the house.
Let these unwidowed dames with noble husbands adorn themselves with fragrant balm and unguent. Decked with fair jewels, tearless, free from sorrow, first let the dames go up to where he lieth.