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Rig Veda · 2.30.8

Rig Veda 2.30.8 — Indra and Others

Verse 8 of 11 from Sukta 2.30 (Indra and Others) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.30.8

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सरस्वति तवमस्मानविड्ढि मरुत्वती धर्षती जेषि शत्रून | तयं चिच्छर्धन्तं तविषीयमाणमिन्द्रो हन्ति वर्षभं शण्डिकानाम

IAST Romanisation

sarasvati tvamasmānaviḍḍhi marutvatī dhṛṣatī jeṣi śatrūn | tyaṃ cicchardhantaṃ taviṣīyamāṇamindro hanti vṛṣabhaṃ śaṇḍikānām

English Translation (Griffith)

Sarasvatī, protect us: with the Maruts allied thou boldly conquerest our foemen, While Indra does to death the daring chieftain of Śaṇḍikas exulting in his prowess.

Explanation

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