Rigveda 4.042.01
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 42 · Verse 4.42.1
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
मम॑ द्वि॒ता रा॒ष्ट्रं क्ष॒त्रिय॑स्य वि॒श्वायो॒र्विश्वे॑ अ॒मृता॒ यथा॑ नः । क्रतुं॑ सचन्ते॒ वरु॑णस्य दे॒वा राजा॑मि कृ॒ष्टेरु॑प॒मस्य॑ व॒व्रेः
mama dvitā rāṣṭraṃ kṣatriyasya viśvāyorviśve amṛtā yathā naḥ kratuṃ sacante varuṇasya devā rājāmi kṛṣṭerupamasya vavreḥ
May my twofold realm be for the Kshatriya, for the all-wind, for the immortal as for us. The gods follow sacrifice of Varuṇa; I, king, invoke the form of the rind—may it spread.
Twofold is my empire, that of the whole kṣatriya race, and all the immortals are ours; the gods associate me with the acts of Varuṇa; I rule over (those) of the proximate form of man.
I AM the royal Ruler, mine is empire, as mine who sway all life are all Immortals. Varuna's will the Gods obey and follow. I am the King of men's most lofty cover.