Rigveda 9.077.02
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 77 · Verse 9.77.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स पू॒र्व्यः प॑वते॒ यं दि॒वस्परि॑ श्ये॒नो म॑था॒यदि॑षि॒तस्ति॒रो रजः॑ । स मध्व॒ आ यु॑वते॒ वेवि॑जान॒ इत्कृ॒शानो॒रस्तु॒र्मन॒साह॑ बि॒भ्युषा॑
sa pūrvyaḥ pavate yaṃ divaspari śyeno mathāyadiṣitastiro rajaḥ sa madhva ā yuvate vevijāna itkṛśānorasturmanasāha bibhyuṣā
He first poured forth that which circles the heavens—he who, like an eagle through the sky, measured the far-off spell of brilliance. He, sweet and youthful, the knower, moved with slender strength and with mind adorned.
The ancient (Soma) flows, which the hawk, despatched (for the purpose), brought down from heaven passing through the (third) world; he detaches the sweet-flavoured (Soma) flying downwards, with mind full of fear of the archer Kṛśānu.
On flows that Ancient One whom, hitherward, from heaven, sped through the region of the air, the Falcon snatched. He, quivering with alarm and terrified in heart before bow-armed Krsanu, holdeth fast the sweet.