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Rig Veda · 7.18.16

Rig Veda 7.18.16 — Indra

Verse 16 of 25 from Sukta 7.18 (Indra) in Mandala 7 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 7.18.16

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अर्धं वीरस्य शर्तपामनिन्द्रं परा शर्धन्तं नुनुदे अभि कषाम | इन्द्रो मन्युं मन्युम्यो मिमाय भेजे पथो वर्तनिम्पत्यमानः

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ardhaṃ vīrasya śṛtapāmanindraṃ parā śardhantaṃ nunude abhi kṣām | indro manyuṃ manyumyo mimāya bheje patho vartanimpatyamānaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

The hero's side who drank the dressed oblation, Indra's denier, far o’er earth he scattered. Indra brought down the fierce destroyer's fury. He gave them various roads, the path's Controller.

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