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Rigveda 8.028.04

Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 28 · Verse 8.28.4

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Vedic Classification

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

Sanskrit Original

यथा॒ वश॑न्ति दे॒वास्तथेद॑स॒त्तदे॑षां॒ नकि॒रा मि॑नत् । अरा॑वा च॒न मर्त्यः॑

yathā vaśanti devāstathedasattadeṣāṃ nakirā minat arāvā cana martyaḥ

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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

As the gods are strong, so are these mortals like their kine. Mortal man waxes and wanes like a swift-moving stream.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

Whatever the gods desire, that assuredly comes to pass; no one can resist their (will), no mortalwithholds (their) offerings.

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

Even as the Gods desire so verily shall it be. None minisheth this power of theirs, No demon, and no mortal