Rig Veda · 10.173.2
Rig Veda 10.173.2 — The King
Verse 2 of 6 from Sukta 10.173 (The King) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.173.2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इहैवैधि माप चयोष्ठाः पर्वत इवाविचाचलिः | इन्द्रैवेह धरुवस्तिष्ठेह राष्ट्रमु धारय
IAST Romanisation
ihaivaidhi māpa cyoṣṭhāḥ parvata ivāvicācaliḥ | indraiveha dhruvastiṣṭheha rāṣṭramu dhāraya
English Translation (Griffith)
Be even here; fall not away be like a mountain unremoved. Stand stedfast here like Indra's self, and hold the kingship in the grasp.
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