Rig Veda · 1.40.4
Rig Veda 1.40.4 — Brahmaṇaspati
Verse 4 of 8 from Sukta 1.40 (Brahmaṇaspati) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.40.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यो वाघते ददाति सूनरं वसु स धत्ते अक्षिति शरवः | तस्मा इळां सुवीरामा यजामहे सुप्रतूर्तिमनेहसम
IAST Romanisation
yo vāghate dadāti sūnaraṃ vasu sa dhatte akṣiti śravaḥ | tasmā iḷāṃ suvīrāmā yajāmahe supratūrtimanehasam
English Translation (Griffith)
He who bestows a noble guerdon on the priest wins fame that never shall decay. For him we offer sacred hero-giving food, peerless and conquering easily.
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