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Rig Veda · 1.108.6

Rig Veda 1.108.6 — Indra-Agni

Verse 6 of 13 from Sukta 1.108 (Indra-Agni) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.108.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यदब्रवं परथमं वां वर्णानो.अयं सोमो असुरैर्नो विहव्यः | तां सत्यां शरद्धामभ्या हि यातमथा सोमस्य पिबतं सुतस्य

IAST Romanisation

yadabravaṃ prathamaṃ vāṃ vṛṇāno.ayaṃ somo asurairno vihavyaḥ | tāṃ satyāṃ śraddhāmabhyā hi yātamathā somasya pibataṃ sutasya

English Translation (Griffith)

As first I said when choosing you, in battle we must contend with Asuras for this Soma. So came ye unto this my true conviction, and drank libations of the flowing Soma.

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