Sukta 2.35
अपां नपादा ह्यस्थादुपस्थं जिह्मानामूर्ध्वो विद्युतं वसानः । तस्य ज्येष्ठं महिमानं वहन्तीर्हिरण्यवर्णाः परि यन्ति यह्वीः ॥
apā́ṃ napā́dā́ hy ásthād upásthaṃ jihmā́nām ūrdhvó vidyútaṃ vásānaḥ | tásya jyéṣṭhaṃ mahimā́naṃ váhantīr híraṇya-varṇāḥ pári yanti yahvī́ḥ ||
水の子(Apāṃ Napāt)はまことに、うねり曲がる流れの膝(懐)に座を占めた。身をまっすぐに立て、稲妻を衣としてまとう。彼の最上の偉大さを担い、黄金の色を帯びた力ある水々は、彼の周りをめぐり行く、奔流として。
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