Rig Veda · 4.16.9
Rig Veda 4.16.9 — Indra
Verse 9 of 21 from Sukta 4.16 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.16.9
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अछा कविं नर्मणो गा अभिष्टौ सवर्षाता मघवन नाधमानम | ऊतिभिस तम इषणो दयुम्नहूतौ नि मायावान अब्रह्मा दस्युर अर्त
IAST Romanisation
achā kaviṃ nṛmaṇo ghā abhiṣṭau svarṣātā maghavan nādhamānam | ūtibhis tam iṣaṇo dyumnahūtau ni māyāvān abrahmā dasyur arta
English Translation (Griffith)
Come, Maghavan, Friend of Man, to aid the singer imploring thee in battle for the sunlight. Speed him with help in his inspired invokings: down sink the sorcerer, the prayerless Dasyu.
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