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Sama Veda II.8.3.5: This Lady, excellent and kind, after her sister
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. This Lady, excellent and kind, after her sister shining forth, Daughter of Heaven, hath shown herself.
2. Red, like a mare, and beautiful, holy, the mother of the kine, The Dawn became the Asvins' friend.
3. Yea, and thou art the Asvins', friend the mother of the cows art thou: O Dawn, thou rules over wealth
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.3.5: This Lady, excellent and kind, after her sister.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/405/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.3.5: This Lady, excellent and kind, after her sister.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/405/.
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