Rig Veda · 3.31.17

Rig Veda 3.31.17 — Indra

Verse 17 of 22 from Sukta 3.31 (Indra) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 3.31.17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अनु कर्ष्णे वसुधिती जिहाते उभे सूर्यस्य मंहना यजत्रे | परि यत ते महिमानं वर्जध्यै सखाय इन्द्र काम्या रजिप्याः

IAST Romanisation

anu kṛṣṇe vasudhitī jihāte ubhe sūryasya maṃhanā yajatre | pari yat te mahimānaṃ vṛjadhyai sakhāya indra kāmyā ṛjipyāḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

To thee proceed the dark, the treasure-holders, both of them sanctified by Sūrya's bounty. The while thy ovely storming Friends, O Indra, fail to attain the measure of thy greatness.

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