Rig Veda · 3.51.5

Rig Veda 3.51.5 — Indra

Verse 5 of 12 from Sukta 3.51 (Indra) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 3.51.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पूर्वीरस्य निष्षिधो मर्त्येषु पुरू वसूनि पर्थिवी बिभर्ति | इन्द्राय दयाव ओषधीरुतापो रयिं रक्षन्ति जीरयो वनानि

IAST Romanisation

pūrvīrasya niṣṣidho martyeṣu purū vasūni pṛthivī bibharti | indrāya dyāva oṣadhīrutāpo rayiṃ rakṣanti jīrayo vanāni

English Translation (Griffith)

Abundant are the gifts he gives to mortals: for him the earth bears a rich store of treasures. The heavens, the growing plants, the living waters, the forest trees preserve their wealth for Indra.

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