Rig Veda · 1.114.8
Rig Veda 1.114.8 — Rudra
Verse 8 of 11 from Sukta 1.114 (Rudra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.114.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मा नस्तोके तनये मा न आयौ मा नो गोषु मा नो अश्वेषुरीरिषः | वीरान मा नो रुद्र भामितो वधीर्हविष्मन्तःसदमित तवा हवामहे
IAST Romanisation
mā nastoke tanaye mā na āyau mā no ghoṣu mā no aśveṣurīriṣaḥ | vīrān mā no rudra bhāmito vadhīrhaviṣmantaḥsadamit tvā havāmahe
English Translation (Griffith)
Harm us not, Rudra, in our seed and progeny, harm us not in the living, nor in cows or steeds, Slay not our heroes in the fury of thy wrath. Bringing oblations evermore we call to thee.
Explanation
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