Rig Veda · 1.173.9

Rig Veda 1.173.9 — Indra

Verse 9 of 13 from Sukta 1.173 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.173.9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

असाम यथा सुषखाय एन सवभिष्टयो नरां न शंसैः | असद यथा न इन्द्रो वन्दनेष्ठास्तुरो न कर्म नयमान उक्था

IAST Romanisation

asāma yathā suṣakhāya ena svabhiṣṭayo narāṃ na śaṃsaiḥ | asad yathā na indro vandaneṣṭhāsturo na karma nayamāna ukthā

English Translation (Griffith)

So may we in this One be well befriended, well aided as it were through praise of chieftains, That Indra still may linger at our worship, as one led swift to work, to hear our praises.

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