Rigveda 9.070.07
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 70 · Verse 9.70.7
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
रु॒वति॑ भी॒मो वृ॑ष॒भस्त॑वि॒ष्यया॒ शृङ्गे॒ शिशा॑नो॒ हरि॑णी विचक्ष॒णः । आ योनिं॒ सोमः॒ सुकृ॑तं॒ नि षी॑दति ग॒व्ययी॒ त्वग्भ॑वति नि॒र्णिग॒व्ययी॑
ruvati bhīmo vṛṣabhastaviṣyayā śaṛṅge śiśāno hariṇī vicakṣaṇaḥ ā yoniṃ somaḥ sukṛtaṃ ni ṣīdati gavyayī tvagbhavati nirṇigavyayī
He grazes, the terrible bull, with horn of poison; the calf-bearing Hari separates the young. Soma, the fruitful, sinks into that birth-source; he becomes milky and is born in herds.
The formidable showerer, the contemplator of all through desire for strength roars, sharpening his green-tinted horns; the Soma settles on his well-prepared station; the cowhide is his cleanser and the sheep-skin (too).
The fearful Bull is bellowing with violent might, far-sighted, sharpening his yellowcoloured horns. Soma assumes his seat in the well-fashioned place: the cowhide and the sheepskin are his ornament.