Rig Veda · 1.57.1

Rig Veda 1.57.1 — Indra

Verse 1 of 6 from Sukta 1.57 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.57.1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पर मंहिष्ठाय बर्हते बर्हद्रये सत्यशुष्माय तवसे मतिं भरे | अपामिव परवणे यस्य दुर्धरं राधो विश्वायुशवसे अपाव्र्तम

IAST Romanisation

pra maṃhiṣṭhāya bṛhate bṛhadraye satyaśuṣmāya tavase matiṃ bhare | apāmiva pravaṇe yasya durdharaṃ rādho viśvāyuśavase apāvṛtam

English Translation (Griffith)

To him most liberal, lofty Lord of lofty wealth, verily powerful and strong, I bring my hymn,— Whose checkless bounty, as of waters down a slope, is spread abroad for all that live, to give them strength.

Explanation

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