Rig Veda · 2.18.4

Rig Veda 2.18.4 — Indra

Verse 4 of 9 from Sukta 2.18 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.18.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आ दवाभ्यां हरिभ्यामिन्द्र याह्या चतुर्भिरा षड्भिर्हूयमानः | आष्टाभिर्दशभिः सोमपेयमयं सुतःसुमख मा मर्धस कः

IAST Romanisation

ā dvābhyāṃ haribhyāmindra yāhyā caturbhirā ṣaḍbhirhūyamānaḥ | āṣṭābhirdaśabhiḥ somapeyamayaṃ sutaḥsumakha mā mṛdhas kaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Indra, come hitherward with two Bay Coursers, come thou with four, with six when invocated. Come thou with eight, with ten, to drink the Soma. Here is the juice, brave Warrior: do not scorn it.

Explanation

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