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Rigveda 10.060.08

Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 60 · Verse 10.60.8

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Vedic Classification

Rishi (Seer)
Devatā (Deity)
Chandas (Meter)
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Theme

Sanskrit Original

यथा॑ यु॒गं व॑र॒त्रया॒ नह्य॑न्ति ध॒रुणा॑य॒ कम् । ए॒वा दा॑धार ते॒ मनो॑ जी॒वात॑वे॒ न मृ॒त्यवेऽथो॑ अरि॒ष्टता॑तये

yathā yugaṃ varatrayā nahyanti dharuṇāya kam evā dādhāra te mano jīvātave na mṛtyave'tho ariṣṭatātaye

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As the bolt is held by the fence and does not break, so give thou mind to life; not to death nor to calamity make it prone.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

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

As with the leather thong they bind the chariot yoke to hold it fast, So have I held thy spirit fast, held it for life and not for death, held it for thy security.