Rig Veda · 8.21.16
Rig Veda 8.21.16 — Indra
Verse 16 of 18 from Sukta 8.21 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.21.16
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मा ते गोदत्र निरराम राधस इन्द्र मा ते गर्हामहि | दर्ळ्हा चिदर्यः पर मर्शाभ्या भर न ते दामान आदभे
IAST Romanisation
mā te ghodatra nirarāma rādhasa indra mā te ghṛhāmahi | dṛḷhā cidaryaḥ pra mṛśābhyā bhara na te dāmāna ādabhe
English Translation (Griffith)
Giver of kine, may we not miss thy gracious gifts: let us not rob thee of thine own. Strip even the strong places of the foe, and bring: thy gifts can never be made vain.
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