Rig Veda · 1.104.8
Rig Veda 1.104.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 9 from Sukta 1.104 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.104.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मा नो वधीरिन्द्र मा परा दा मा नः परिया भोजनानि पर मोषीः | आण्डा मा नो मघवञ्छक्र निर्भेन मा नः पात्रा भेत सहजानुषाणि
IAST Romanisation
mā no vadhīrindra mā parā dā mā naḥ priyā bhojanāni pra moṣīḥ | āṇḍā mā no maghavañchakra nirbhen mā naḥ pātrā bhet sahajānuṣāṇi
English Translation (Griffith)
Slay us not, Indra; do not thou forsake us: steal not away the joys which we delight in. Rend not our unborn brood, strong Lord of Bounty! our vessels with the life that is within them.
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