Rig Veda · 1.64.7
Rig Veda 1.64.7 — Maruts
Verse 7 of 15 from Sukta 1.64 (Maruts) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.64.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
महिषासो मायिनश्चित्रभानवो गिरयो न सवतवसो रघुष्यदः | मर्गा इव हस्तिनः खादथा वना यदारुणीषु तविषीरयुग्ध्वम
IAST Romanisation
mahiṣāso māyinaścitrabhānavo ghirayo na svatavaso raghuṣyadaḥ | mṛghā iva hastinaḥ khādathā vanā yadāruṇīṣu taviṣīrayughdhvam
English Translation (Griffith)
Mighty, with wondrous power and marvellously bright, selfstrong like mountains, ye glide swiftly on your way. Like the wild elephants ye eat the forests up when ye assume your strength among the bright red flames.
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