Religion
Sama Veda II.9.1.9: Verily, Surya, thou art great; truly, Aditya, thou
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. Verily, Surya, thou art great; truly, Aditya, thou art great.
O most admired for greatness of thy majesty, God, by thy greatn.ess thou art great.
2. Yea, Surya, thou art great in fame: thou evermore, O God, art great.
Thou by thy greatness art the Gods' High-Priest, divine, farspread unconquerable light.
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.9.1.9: Verily, Surya, thou art great; truly, Aditya, thou.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/426/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.9.1.9: Verily, Surya, thou art great; truly, Aditya, thou.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/426/.
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