The Rig Veda · Mandala 8
Mandala 8 — The Kanva and Angirasa Mandala
Composed largely by the Kanva and Angirasa seers. Many hymns use the Pragatha metre and address Indra and the Ashvins.
Rishi family: Kanva and Angirasa families.
Principal deities: Agni, Indra, Ashvins.
This Mandala contains 103 Suktas (hymns). Browse the full list below; each link opens the hymn with Sanskrit text, IAST romanisation, English translation and verse-by-verse explanation.
All Hymns in Mandala 8
8.1
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
34 verses
8.2
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
42 verses
8.3
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
24 verses
8.4
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
21 verses
8.5
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
39 verses
8.6
HYMN VI Indra
48 verses
8.7
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
36 verses
8.8
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
23 verses
8.9
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
21 verses
8.10
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
6 verses
8.11
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
10 verses
8.12
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
33 verses
8.13
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
33 verses
8.14
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
15 verses
8.15
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
13 verses
8.16
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
12 verses
8.17
HYMN XVII Indra
15 verses
8.18
Ādityas
Deity: Ādityas ·
22 verses
8.19
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
37 verses
8.20
HYMN XX Maruts
26 verses
8.21
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
18 verses
8.22
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
18 verses
8.23
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
30 verses
8.24
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
30 verses
8.25
Mitra-Varuṇa
Deity: Mitra-Varuṇa ·
24 verses
8.26
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
25 verses
8.27
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
22 verses
8.28
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
5 verses
8.29
HYMN XXIX Viśvedevas
10 verses
8.30
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
4 verses
8.31
Various Deities
Deity: Various Deities ·
18 verses
8.32
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
30 verses
8.33
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
19 verses
8.34
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
18 verses
8.35
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
24 verses
8.36
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
7 verses
8.37
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
7 verses
8.38
Indra-Agni
Deity: Indra-Agni ·
10 verses
8.39
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
10 verses
8.40
Indra-Agni
Deity: Indra-Agni ·
12 verses
8.41
Varuṇa
Deity: Varuṇa ·
10 verses
8.42
HYMN XLII Varuṇa
6 verses
8.43
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
33 verses
8.44
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
30 verses
8.45
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
42 verses
8.46
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
33 verses
8.47
Ādityas
Deity: Ādityas ·
18 verses
8.48
Soma
Deity: Soma ·
15 verses
8.49
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
10 verses
8.50
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
8.51
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
8.52
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
8.53
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
8 verses
8.54
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
8 verses
8.55
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
5 verses
8.56
Ādityas
Deity: Ādityas ·
5 verses
8.57
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
4 verses
8.58
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
3 verses
8.59
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
7 verses
8.60
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
20 verses
8.61
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
18 verses
8.62
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
12 verses
8.63
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
12 verses
8.64
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
12 verses
8.65
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
12 verses
8.66
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
15 verses
8.67
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
21 verses
8.68
Soma
Deity: Soma ·
19 verses
8.69
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
18 verses
8.70
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
15 verses
8.71
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
15 verses
8.72
Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
18 verses
8.73
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
18 verses
8.74
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
15 verses
8.75
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
16 verses
8.76
Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
12 verses
8.77
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
11 verses
8.78
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
8.79
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
9 verses
8.80
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
10 verses
8.81
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
9 verses
8.82
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
9 verses
8.83
Maruts
Deity: Maruts ·
9 verses
8.84
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
9 verses
8.85
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
9 verses
8.86
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
5 verses
8.87
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
6 verses
8.88
Indra
Deity: Indra ·
6 verses
8.89
HYMN LXXXIX Indra. Vāk
7 verses
8.90
Various
Deity: Various ·
6 verses
8.91
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
7 verses
8.92
Agni
Deity: Agni ·
33 verses
8.93
HYMN I. Indra
Deity: Indra ·
34 verses
8.94
HYMN II. Indra
Deity: Indra ·
12 verses
8.95
HYMN III. Indra
Deity: Indra ·
9 verses
8.96
HYMN IV. Indra
Deity: Indra ·
21 verses
8.97
HYMN V. Indra
Deity: Indra ·
15 verses
8.98
HYMN VI. Indra
Deity: Indra ·
12 verses
8.99
HYMN VII. Praskaṇva's Gift
Deity: Praskaṇva's Gift ·
8 verses
8.100
HYMN VIII Praskaṇva's Go
12 verses
8.101
HYMN IX. Aśvins
Deity: Aśvins ·
16 verses
8.102
HYMN X. Viśvedevas
Deity: Viśvedevas ·
21 verses
8.103
HYMN XI. Indra-Varuṇa
Deity: Indra-Varuṇa ·
14 verses