Rig Veda · 8.21.18
Rig Veda 8.21.18 — Indra
Verse 18 of 18 from Sukta 8.21 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.21.18
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
चित्र इद राजा राजका इदन्यके यके सरस्वतीमनु | पर्जन्य इव ततनद धि वर्ष्ट्या सहस्रमयुता ददत
IAST Romanisation
citra id rājā rājakā idanyake yake sarasvatīmanu | parjanya iva tatanad dhi vṛṣṭyā sahasramayutā dadat
English Translation (Griffith)
Citra is King, and only kinglings are the rest who dwell beside Sarasvatī. He, like Parjanya with his rain, hath spread himself with thousand, yea, with myriad gifts.
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