Rig Veda · 1.53.1
Rig Veda 1.53.1 — Indra
Verse 1 of 11 from Sukta 1.53 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.53.1
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नयू षु वाचं पर महे भरामहे गिर इन्द्राय सदने विवस्वतः | नू चिद धि रत्नं ससतामिवाविदन न दुष्टुतिर्द्रविणोदेषु शस्यते
IAST Romanisation
nyū ṣu vācaṃ pra mahe bharāmahe ghira indrāya sadane vivasvataḥ | nū cid dhi ratnaṃ sasatāmivāvidan na duṣṭutirdraviṇodeṣu śasyate
English Translation (Griffith)
WE will present fair praise unto the Mighty One, our hymns to Indra in Vivasvān's dwelling-place; For he hath ne’er found wealth in those who seem to sleep: those who give wealth to men accept no paltry praise.
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