Rig Veda · 1.173.10
Rig Veda 1.173.10 — Indra
Verse 10 of 13 from Sukta 1.173 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.173.10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
विष्पर्धसो नरां न शंसैरस्माकासदिन्द्रो वज्रहस्तः | मित्रायुवो न पूर्पतिं सुशिष्टौ मध्यायुव उप शिक्षन्ति यज्ञैः
IAST Romanisation
viṣpardhaso narāṃ na śaṃsairasmākāsadindro vajrahastaḥ | mitrāyuvo na pūrpatiṃ suśiṣṭau madhyāyuva upa śikṣanti yajñaiḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Like men in rivalry extolling princes, our Friend be Indra, wielder of the thunder. Like true friends of some city's lord within them held in good rule with sacrifice they help him.
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