Rig Veda · 5.40.4
Rig Veda 5.40.4 — Indra. Sūrya. Atri
Verse 4 of 9 from Sukta 5.40 (Indra. Sūrya. Atri) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 5.40.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
रजीषी वज्री वर्षभस तुराषाट छुष्मी राजा वर्त्रहा सोमपावा | युक्त्वा हरिभ्याम उप यासद अर्वाङ माध्यंदिने सवने मत्सद इन्द्रः
IAST Romanisation
ṛjīṣī vajrī vṛṣabhas turāṣāṭ chuṣmī rājā vṛtrahā somapāvā | yuktvā haribhyām upa yāsad arvāṅ mādhyaṃdine savane matsad indraḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Impetuous, Thunderer, Strong, quelling the mighty, King, potent, Vṛtra-slayer, Soma-drinker, May he come hither with his yoked Bay Horses; may Indra gladden him at the noon libation.
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