Rig Veda · 1.173.2

Rig Veda 1.173.2 — Indra

Verse 2 of 13 from Sukta 1.173 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.173.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अर्चद वर्षा वर्षभिः सवेदुहव्यैर्म्र्गो नाश्नो अति यज्जुगुर्यात | पर मन्दयुर्मनां गूर्त होता भरते मर्यो मिथुना यजत्रः

IAST Romanisation

arcad vṛṣā vṛṣabhiḥ sveduhavyairmṛgho nāśno ati yajjughuryāt | pra mandayurmanāṃ ghūrta hotā bharate maryo mithunā yajatraḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Let the Bull sing with Bulls whose toil is worship, with a loud roar like some wild beast that hungers. Praised God! the glad priest brings his heart's devotion; the holy youth presents twofold oblation.

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