Rig Veda · 1.121.8
Rig Veda 1.121.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 15 from Sukta 1.121 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.121.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अष्टा महो दिव आदो हरी इह दयुम्नासाहमभि योधानौत्सम | हरिं यत ते मन्दिनं दुक्षन वर्धे गोरभसमद्रिभिर्वाताप्यम
IAST Romanisation
aṣṭā maho diva ādo harī iha dyumnāsāhamabhi yodhānautsam | hariṃ yat te mandinaṃ dukṣan vṛdhe ghorabhasamadribhirvātāpyam
English Translation (Griffith)
Eight steeds thou broughtest down from mighty heaven, when fighting for the well that giveth splendour, That men might press with stones the gladdening yellow, strengthened with milk, fermenting, to exalt thee.
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