Rig Veda · 7.48.3

Rig Veda 7.48.3 — Ṛbhus

Verse 3 of 4 from Sukta 7.48 (Ṛbhus) in Mandala 7 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 7.48.3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ते चिद धि पूर्वीरभि सन्ति शासा विश्वानर्य उपरताति वन्वन | इन्द्रो विभ्वान रभुक्षा वाजो अर्यः शत्रोर्मिथत्या कर्णवन वि नर्म्णम

IAST Romanisation

te cid dhi pūrvīrabhi santi śāsā viśvānarya uparatāti vanvan | indro vibhvān ṛbhukṣā vājo aryaḥ śatrormithatyā kṛṇavan vi nṛmṇam

English Translation (Griffith)

For they rule many tribes with high dominion, and conquer all their foes in close encounter. May Indra, Vibhvan, Vāja, and Ṛbhukṣan destroy by turns the wicked foeman's valour.

Explanation

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