Rig Veda · 8.1.20

Rig Veda 8.1.20 — Indra

Verse 20 of 34 from Sukta 8.1 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.1.20

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मा तवा सोमस्य गल्दया सदा याचन्नहं गिरा | भूर्णिं मर्गं न सवनेषु चुक्रुधं क ईशानं न याचिषत

IAST Romanisation

mā tvā somasya ghaldayā sadā yācannahaṃ ghirā | bhūrṇiṃ mṛghaṃ na savaneṣu cukrudhaṃ ka īśānaṃ na yāciṣat

English Translation (Griffith)

Let me not, still beseeching thee with earnest song at Soma rites, Anger thee like some wild beast. Who would not beseech him who hath power to grant his prayer?

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