Rig Veda · 5.54.4

Rig Veda 5.54.4 — Maruts

Verse 4 of 15 from Sukta 5.54 (Maruts) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 5.54.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वय अक्तून रुद्रा वय अहानि शिक्वसो वय अन्तरिक्षं वि रजांसि धूतयः | वि यद अज्रां अजथ नाव ईं यथा वि दुर्गाणि मरुतो नाह रिष्यथ

IAST Romanisation

vy aktūn rudrā vy ahāni śikvaso vy antarikṣaṃ vi rajāṃsi dhūtayaḥ | vi yad ajrāṃ ajatha nāva īṃ yathā vi durghāṇi maruto nāha riṣyatha

English Translation (Griffith)

When, mighty Rudras, through the nights and through the days, when through the sky and realms of air, shakers of all, When over the broad fields ye drive along like ships, e’en to strongholds ye come, Maruts, but are not harmed.

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