Rig Veda · 7.18.23

Rig Veda 7.18.23 — Indra

Verse 23 of 25 from Sukta 7.18 (Indra) in Mandala 7 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 7.18.23

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

चत्वारो मा पैजवनस्य दानाः समद्दिष्टयः कर्शनिनो निरेके | रज्रासो मा पर्थिविष्ठाः सुदासस्तोकं तोकाय शरवसे वहन्ति

IAST Romanisation

catvāro mā paijavanasya dānāḥ smaddiṣṭayaḥ kṛśanino nireke | ṛjrāso mā pṛthiviṣṭhāḥ sudāsastokaṃ tokāya śravase vahanti

English Translation (Griffith)

Gift of Paijavana, four horses bear me in foremost place, trained steeds with pearl to deck them. Sudās's brown steeds, firmly-stepping, carry me and my son for progeny and glory.

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