Rig Veda · 1.51.8

Rig Veda 1.51.8 — Indra

Verse 8 of 15 from Sukta 1.51 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.51.8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वि जानीह्यार्यान ये च दस्यवो बर्हिष्मते रन्धया शासदव्रतान | शाकी भव यजमानस्य चोदिता विश्वेत ता ते सधमादेषु चाकन

IAST Romanisation

vi jānīhyāryān ye ca dasyavo barhiṣmate randhayā śāsadavratān | śākī bhava yajamānasya coditā viśvet tā te sadhamādeṣu cākana

English Translation (Griffith)

Discern thou well Āryas and Dasyus; punishing the lawless give them up to him whose grass is strewn. Be thou the sacrificer's strong encourager all these thy deeds are my delight at festivals.

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