Rig Veda · 8.2.18
Rig Veda 8.2.18 — Indra
Verse 18 of 42 from Sukta 8.2 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.2.18
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इछन्ति देवाः सुन्वन्तं न सवप्नाय सप्र्हयन्ति | यन्ति परमादमतन्द्राः
IAST Romanisation
ichanti devāḥ sunvantaṃ na svapnāya spṛhayanti | yanti pramādamatandrāḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
The Gods seek him who presses out the Soma; they desire not sleep They punish sloth unweariedly.
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