Rig Veda · 8.1.8
Rig Veda 8.1.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 34 from Sukta 8.1 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.1.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
परास्मै गायत्रमर्चत वावातुर्यः पुरन्दरः | याभिःकाण्वस्योप बर्हिरासदं यासद वज्री भिनत पुरः
IAST Romanisation
prāsmai ghāyatramarcata vāvāturyaḥ purandaraḥ | yābhiḥkāṇvasyopa barhirāsadaṃ yāsad vajrī bhinat puraḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Sing out the psalm to him who breaks down castles for his faithful friend, Verses to bring the Thunderer to destroy the forts and sit on Kaṇva's sacred grass.
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