Rig Veda · 10.22.8

Rig Veda 10.22.8 — Indra

Verse 8 of 15 from Sukta 10.22 (Indra) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.22.8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अकर्मा दस्युरभि नो अमन्तुरन्यव्रतो अमानुषः | तवन्तस्यामित्रहन वधर्दासस्य दम्भय

IAST Romanisation

akarmā dasyurabhi no amanturanyavrato amānuṣaḥ | tvantasyāmitrahan vadhardāsasya dambhaya

English Translation (Griffith)

Around us is the Dasyu, riteless, void of sense, inhuman, keeping alien laws. Baffle, thou Slayer of the foe, the weapon which this Dāsa wields.

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