Rig Veda · 6.47.16

Rig Veda 6.47.16 — Indra, Etc

Verse 16 of 31 from Sukta 6.47 (Indra, Etc) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 6.47.16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शर्ण्वे वीर उग्रम-उग्रं दमायन्नन्यम अन्यमतिनेनीयमानः | एधमानद्विळ उभयस्य राजा चोष्कूयते विश इन्द्रो मनुष्यान

IAST Romanisation

śṛṇve vīra ughram-ughraṃ damāyannanyam anyamatinenīyamānaḥ | edhamānadviḷ ubhayasya rājā coṣkūyate viśa indro manuṣyān

English Translation (Griffith)

Famed is the Hero as each strong man's tamer, ever advancing one and then another. King of both worlds, hating the high and haughty, Indra protects the men who are his people.

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