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Rigveda 1.164.45

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.164.45

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1.164.45

ca̱tvāri̱ vāk pari̍mitā pa̱dāni̱ tāni̍ vidur brāhma̱ṇā ye ma̍nī̱ṣiṇa̍ḥ |
guhā̱ trīṇi̱ nihi̍tā̱ neṅga̍yanti tu̱rīya̍ṁ vā̱co ma̍nu̱ṣyā̍ vadanti ||

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.

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

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