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Rigveda 4.1.16

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 4.1.16

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Sanskrit

4.1.16

te ma̍nvata pratha̱maṁ nāma̍ dhe̱nos triḥ sa̱pta mā̱tuḥ pa̍ra̱māṇi̍ vindan |
taj jā̍na̱tīr a̱bhy a̍nūṣata̱ vrā ā̱vir bhu̍vad aru̱ṇīr ya̱śasā̱ goḥ ||

The Milch-cow's earliest name they comprehended: they found the Mother's thrice-seven noblest titles. This the bands knew, and sent forth acclamation:with the Bull's sheen the Red One was apparent.

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

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