Rig Veda · 2.18.2
Rig Veda 2.18.2 — Indra
Verse 2 of 9 from Sukta 2.18 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.18.2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सास्मा अरं परथमं स दवितीयमुतो तर्तीयं मनुषः स होता | अन्यस्या गर्भमन्य ऊ जनन्त सो अन्येभिः सचते जेन्यो वर्षा
IAST Romanisation
sāsmā araṃ prathamaṃ sa dvitīyamuto tṛtīyaṃ manuṣaḥ sa hotā | anyasyā gharbhamanya ū jananta so anyebhiḥ sacate jenyo vṛṣā
English Translation (Griffith)
This is prepared for him the first, the second, and the third time: he is man's Priest and Herald. Others get offspring of another parent he goeth, as a noble Bull, with others.
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