Rig Veda · 2.20.2

Rig Veda 2.20.2 — Indra

Verse 2 of 9 from Sukta 2.20 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.20.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तवं न इन्द्र तवाभिरूती तवायतो अभिष्टिपासि जनान | तवमिनो दाशुषो वरूतेत्थाधीरभि यो नक्षति तवा

IAST Romanisation

tvaṃ na indra tvābhirūtī tvāyato abhiṣṭipāsi janān | tvamino dāśuṣo varūtetthādhīrabhi yo nakṣati tvā

English Translation (Griffith)

Indra, thou art our own with thy protection, a guardian near to men who love thee truly, Active art thou, the liberal man's defender, his who draws near to thee with right devotion.

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