Rig Veda · 2.24.8
Rig Veda 2.24.8 — Brahmaṇaspati
Verse 8 of 16 from Sukta 2.24 (Brahmaṇaspati) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.24.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
रतज्येन कषिप्रेण बरह्मणस पतिर्यत्र वष्टि पर तदश्नोति धन्वना | तस्य साध्वीरिषवो याभिरस्यति नर्चक्षसो दर्शये कर्णयोनयः
IAST Romanisation
ṛtajyena kṣipreṇa brahmaṇas patiryatra vaṣṭi pra tadaśnoti dhanvanā | tasya sādhvīriṣavo yābhirasyati nṛcakṣaso dṛśaye karṇayonayaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
With his swift bow, strung truly, Brahmaṇaspati reaches the mark whate’er it be that he desires. Excellent are the arrows wherewithal he shoots, keen-eyed to look on men and springing from his ear.
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