Rig Veda · 2.23.12
Rig Veda 2.23.12 — Brahmaṇaspati
Verse 12 of 19 from Sukta 2.23 (Brahmaṇaspati) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.23.12
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अदेवेन मनसा यो रिशण्यति शासामुग्रो मन्यमानो जिघांसति | बर्हस्पते म परणक तस्य नो वधो नि कर्म मन्युं दुरेवस्य शर्धतः
IAST Romanisation
adevena manasā yo riśaṇyati śāsāmughro manyamāno jighāṃsati | bṛhaspate ma praṇak tasya no vadho ni karma manyuṃ durevasya śardhataḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Whoso with mind ungodly seeks to do us harm, who, deeming him a man of might mid lords, would slay,— Let not his deadly blow reach us, Bṛhaspati; may we humiliate the strong ill-doer's wrath.
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