Rigveda 10.088.19
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 88 · Verse 10.88.19
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
या॒व॒न्मा॒त्रमु॒षसो॒ न प्रती॑कं सुप॒र्ण्यो॒३॒॑ वस॑ते मातरिश्वः । ताव॑द्दधा॒त्युप॑ य॒ज्ञमा॒यन्ब्रा॑ह्म॒णो होतु॒रव॑रो नि॒षीद॑न्
yāvanmātramuṣaso na pratīkaṃ suparṇyo3 vasate mātariśvaḥ tāvaddadhātyupa yajñamāyanbrāhmaṇo hoturavaro niṣīdan
As long as her span remains, the bird with wide wings dwells in the interior of the atmosphere. They two gave this as the measure by Yajña’s rule: let the Brahmin sit as priest, the best one.
As long, Mātariśvan, as the swiftly-moving (nights) cover the face of the dawn, (so long) theBrahman, the inferior sitting down (to perform the work) of the Hotā, approaching the sacrifice supports (theceremony).
As great as is the fair-winged Morning's presence to him who dwells beside us, matarisvan! Is what the Brahman does when he approaches to sacrifice and sits below the Hotar.