Rig Veda · 1.191.2

Rig Veda 1.191.2 — Water. Grass. Sun

Verse 2 of 16 from Sukta 1.191 (Water. Grass. Sun) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.191.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अद्र्ष्टान हन्त्यायत्यथो हन्ति परायती | अथो अवघ्नती हन्त्यथो पिनष्टि पिंषती

English Translation (Griffith)

Coming, it kills the unobserved; it kills them as it goes away, It kills them as it drives them off, and bruising bruises them to death.

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