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Rig Veda 15.5

तिरश्चीनो विततो रश्मिरेषामधः स्विदासी३दुपरि स्विदासीत् । रेतोधा आसन्महिमान आसन्त्स्वधा अवस्तात्प्रयतिः परस्तात् ॥

tirashchino vitato rasmir esham adhah svid asid upari svid asit | retodha asan mahimana asan svadhaa avastat prayatih parastat

Their cord was extended across — was there a below? Was there an above? There were seed-bearers, there were powers. Self-sustaining impulse was below; exertion was above.

उनकी रश्मि तिरछी फैली थी — क्या नीचे था? क्या ऊपर था? रेत-धारण करने वाले थे, महिमाएँ थीं। स्वधा नीचे थी, प्रयति ऊपर थी।