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Rigveda 1.161.9

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.161.9

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1.161.9

āpo̱ bhūyi̍ṣṭhā̱ ity eko̍ abravīd a̱gnir bhūyi̍ṣṭha̱ ity a̱nyo a̍bravīt |
va̱dha̱ryantī̍m ba̱hubhya̱ḥ praiko̍ abravīd ṛ̱tā vada̍ntaś cama̱sām̐ a̍piṁśata ||

Most excellent are waters, thus said one of you; most excellent is Agni, thus another said. Another praised to many a one the lightning cloud. Then did ye shape the cups, speaking the words of truth.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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