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Rigveda 5.061.06

Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 61 · Verse 5.61.6

rigvedamandala-5sukta-61श्यावाश्व आत्रेयः१-४११-१६ मरुतः५-८ तरन्तमहिषी शशीयसी९ वैददश्विः पुरुमीळहः१० वैददश्विस्तरन्तः१७-१९ दार्भ्यो रथवीतिःगायत्री३ निचृत्५ अनुष्टुप्९ सतोबृहतीDeity HymnPrayer HymnPraisePrayerdeity-hymnprayer-hymn

Vedic Classification

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

Sanskrit Original

उ॒त त्वा॒ स्त्री शशी॑यसी पुं॒सो भ॑वति॒ वस्य॑सी । अदे॑वत्रादरा॒धसः॑

uta tvā strī śaśīyasī puṃso bhavati vasyasī adevatrādarādhasaḥ

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Whether you become the moon-faced wife or the man’s kin, you are honored here; worship the beloved among these.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

Śaśīyasi, though a feminine le, is more excellent than a man who reverences not the gods, nor bestows wealth.

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

Yea, many a woman is more firm and better than the man who turns Away from Gods, andoffers not.