Rigveda 1.164.03
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 164 · Verse 1.164.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
इ॒मं रथ॒मधि॒ ये स॒प्त त॒स्थुः स॒प्तच॑क्रं स॒प्त व॑ह॒न्त्यश्वाः॑ । स॒प्त स्वसा॑रो अ॒भि सं न॑वन्ते॒ यत्र॒ गवां॒ निहि॑ता स॒प्त नाम॑
imaṃ rathamadhi ye sapta tasthuḥ saptacakraṃ sapta vahantyaśvāḥ sapta svasāro abhi saṃ navante yatra gavāṃ nihitā sapta nāma
Those seven who stood upon this chariot hold seven wheels, seven horses bearing them. Seven sister-rivers meet there where seven names of cattle are laid down.
The seven who preside over this sevenpwheeled chariot (are) the seven horses who draw it; seven sisters ride in it together, and in are deposited the seven forms of utterance.
The seven who on the seven-wheeled car are mounted have horses, seven in tale, who draw them onward. Seven Sisters utter songs of praise together, in whom the names of the seven Cows are treasured.
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