Rig Veda · 8.21.12
Rig Veda 8.21.12 — Indra
Verse 12 of 18 from Sukta 8.21 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.21.12
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जयेम कारे पुरुहूत कारिणो.अभि तिष्ठेम दूढ्यः | नर्भिर्व्र्त्रं हन्याम शूशुयाम चावेरिन्द्र पर णो धियः
IAST Romanisation
jayema kāre puruhūta kāriṇo.abhi tiṣṭhema dūḍhyaḥ | nṛbhirvṛtraṃ hanyāma śūśuyāma cāverindra pra ṇo dhiyaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
May we be victors in the singer's battlesong, and meet the wicked, Much invoked! With heroes smite the foeman and show forth our strength. O Indra, further thou our thoughts.
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