Rig Veda · 7.20.7
Rig Veda 7.20.7 — Indra
Verse 7 of 10 from Sukta 7.20 (Indra) in Mandala 7 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 7.20.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यदिन्द्र पूर्वो अपराय शिक्षन्नयज्ज्यायान कनीयसो देष्णम | अम्र्त इत पर्यासीत दूरमा चित्र चित्र्यं भरा रयिं नः
IAST Romanisation
yadindra pūrvo aparāya śikṣannayajjyāyān kanīyaso deṣṇam | amṛta it paryāsīta dūramā citra citryaṃ bharā rayiṃ naḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Whene’er the elder fain would help the younger the greater cometh to the lesser's present. Shall the Immortal sit aloof' inactive? O Wondrous Indra, bring us wondrous riches.
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