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Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 1.164.45

RV 1.164.45

चत्वारि वाक् परिमिता पदानि तानि विदुर् ब्राह्मणा ये मनीषिणः । गुहा त्रीणि निहिता नेङ्गयन्ति तुरीयं वाचो मनुष्या वदन्ति ॥

catvāri vāk parimitā padāni tāni vidur brāhmaṇā ye manīṣiṇaḥ | guhā trīṇi nihitā neṅgayanti turīyaṃ vāco manuṣyā vadanti ||

Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.

Speech hath been measured out in four divisions, the Brahmans who have understanding know them. Three kept in close concealment cause no motion; of speech, men speak only the fourth division.

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)

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Cite as: Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 1.164.45, in HREEM (hreem.cc/library/RV/1.164.45), after GRETIL, Rgveda Based on the edition by Th.

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GRETIL 1_veda/1_sam/1_rv/rvh1-10u.htm — Rgveda Based on the edition by Th. Aufrecht: Die Hymnen des Rig Veda, 2nd ed., Bonn 1877, digitized by Barend A. Van Nooten and Gary B. Holland. Revised and converted by Detlef Eichler. (http://www.detlef108.de/Rigveda.htm) THIS GRETIL TEXT FILE IS FOR REFEREN | English: Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896), attached per hymn where the verse count and the names agree.

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