Rig Veda · 6.20.6
Rig Veda 6.20.6 — Indra
Verse 6 of 13 from Sukta 6.20 (Indra) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 6.20.6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पर शयेनो न मदिरमंशुमस्मै शिरो दासस्य नमुचेर्मथायन | परावन नमीं साप्यं ससन्तं पर्णग राया समिषा सं सवस्ति
IAST Romanisation
pra śyeno na madiramaṃśumasmai śiro dāsasya namucermathāyan | prāvan namīṃ sāpyaṃ sasantaṃ pṛṇagh rāyā samiṣā saṃ svasti
English Translation (Griffith)
As the Hawk rent for him the stalk that gladdens, he wrenched the head from Namuci the Dāsa. He guarded Nam, Sayya's son, in slumber, and sated him with food, success, and riches.
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