Rig Veda · 8.16.7

Rig Veda 8.16.7 — Indra

Verse 7 of 12 from Sukta 8.16 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.16.7

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्रो बरह्मेन्द्र रषिरिन्द्रः पुरू पुरुहूतः | महान महीभिः शचीभिः

IAST Romanisation

indro brahmendra ṛṣirindraḥ purū puruhūtaḥ | mahān mahībhiḥ śacībhiḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Indra is priest and Ṛṣi, he is much invoked by many men, And mighty by his mighty powers.

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