Rig Veda · 4.17.17
Rig Veda 4.17.17 — Indra
Verse 17 of 21 from Sukta 4.17 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.17.17
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तराता नो बोधि दद्र्शान आपिर अभिख्याता मर्डिता सोम्यानाम | सखा पिता पित्र्तमः पित्णां कर्तेम उलोकम उशते वयोधाः
IAST Romanisation
trātā no bodhi dadṛśāna āpir abhikhyātā marḍitā somyānām | sakhā pitā pitṛtamaḥ pitṇāṃ kartem ulokam uśate vayodhāḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Be thou our guardian, show thyself our kinsman, watching and blessing those who pour the Soma; As Friend, as Sire, most fatherly of fathers giving the suppliant vital strength and freedom.
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