Rig Veda · 2.23.16
Rig Veda 2.23.16 — Brahmaṇaspati
Verse 16 of 19 from Sukta 2.23 (Brahmaṇaspati) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.23.16
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मा न सतेनेभ्यो ये अभि दरुहस पदे निरामिणो रिपवो.अन्नेषु जाग्र्धुः | आ देवानामोहते वि वरयो हर्दि बर्हस्पते नपरः साम्नो विदुः
IAST Romanisation
mā na stenebhyo ye abhi druhas pade nirāmiṇo ripavo.anneṣu jāghṛdhuḥ | ā devānāmohate vi vrayo hṛdi bṛhaspate naparaḥ sāmno viduḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Give us not up to those who, foes in ambuscade, are greedy for the wealth of him who sits at ease, Who cherish in their heart abandonment of Gods. Bṛhaspati, no further rest shall they obtain.
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