Rig Veda · 8.25.15

Rig Veda 8.25.15 — Mitra-Varuṇa

Verse 15 of 24 from Sukta 8.25 (Mitra-Varuṇa) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.25.15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ते हि षमा वनुषो नरो.अभिमातिं कयस्य चित | तिग्मं नक्षोदः परतिघ्नन्ति भूर्णयः

IAST Romanisation

te hi ṣmā vanuṣo naro.abhimātiṃ kayasya cit | tighmaṃ nakṣodaḥ pratighnanti bhūrṇayaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Because these warring Heroes stay the enmity of every foe, As the fierce water-flood repels the furious ones.

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