Rig Veda · 1.152.2

Rig Veda 1.152.2 — Mitra-Varuṇa

Verse 2 of 7 from Sukta 1.152 (Mitra-Varuṇa) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.152.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

एतच्चन तवो वि चिकेतदेषां सत्यो मन्त्रः कविशस्त रघावान | तरिरश्रिं हन्ति चतुरश्रिरुग्रो देवनिदो ह परथमाजूर्यन

IAST Romanisation

etaccana tvo vi ciketadeṣāṃ satyo mantraḥ kaviśasta ṛghāvān | triraśriṃ hanti caturaśrirughro devanido ha prathamāajūryan

English Translation (Griffith)

This might of theirs hath no one comprehended. True is the crushing word the sage hath uttered, The fearful four-edged bolt smites down the three-edged, and those who hate the Gods first fall and perish.

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