Rig Veda · 1.64.8
Rig Veda 1.64.8 — Maruts
Verse 8 of 15 from Sukta 1.64 (Maruts) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.64.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सिंहा इव नानदति परचेतसः पिशा इव सुपिशो विश्ववेदसः | कषपो जिन्वन्तः पर्षतीभिर रष्टिभिः समित सबाधः शवसाहिमन्यवः
IAST Romanisation
siṃhā iva nānadati pracetasaḥ piśā iva supiśo viśvavedasaḥ | kṣapo jinvantaḥ pṛṣatībhir ṛṣṭibhiḥ samit sabādhaḥ śavasāhimanyavaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Exceeding wise they roar like lions mightily, they, all-possessing, are beauteous as antelopes; Stirring the darkness with lances and spotted deer, combined as priests, with serpents' fury through their might.
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