Rig Veda · 2.23.8
Rig Veda 2.23.8 — Brahmaṇaspati
Verse 8 of 19 from Sukta 2.23 (Brahmaṇaspati) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.23.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तरातारं तवा तनूनां हवामहे.अवस्पर्तरधिवक्तारमस्मयुम | बर्हस्पते देवनिदो नि बर्हय मा दुरेवा उत्तरं सुम्नमुन नशन
IAST Romanisation
trātāraṃ tvā tanūnāṃ havāmahe.avaspartaradhivaktāramasmayum | bṛhaspate devanido ni barhaya mā durevā uttaraṃ sumnamun naśan
English Translation (Griffith)
Thee as protector of our bodies we invoke, thee, saviour, as the comforter who loveth us. Strike, O Bṛhaspati, the Gods’ revilers down, and let not the unrighteous come to highest bliss.
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