Rigveda 3.033.01
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 33 · Verse 3.33.1
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
प्र पर्व॑तानामुश॒ती उ॒पस्था॒दश्वे॑ इव॒ विषि॑ते॒ हास॑माने । गावे॑व शु॒भ्रे मा॒तरा॑ रिहा॒णे विपा॑ट् छुतु॒द्री पय॑सा जवेते
pra parvatānāmuśatī upasthādaśve iva viṣite hāsamāne gāveva śubhre mātarā rihāṇe vipāṭ chutudrī payasā javete
From the mountains they rose like steeds, laughing in their might; like bright cows the mothers, released, streamed away, milking and bearing milk in the swift flow.
Rushing from the flanks of the mountains, eager (to reach the sea) like two mares with loosened reins contending (with each other in speed), like two fair mother cows (hastening) to caress (their calves), the Vipās' and Śutudri, flow readily with (united) waterṣ
FORTH from the bosom of the mountains, eager as two swift mares with loosened rein contending, Like two bright mother cows who lick their youngling, Vipas and Sutudri speed down their waters.