Rig Veda · 8.31.15

Rig Veda 8.31.15 — Various Deities

Verse 15 of 18 from Sukta 8.31 (Various Deities) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.31.15

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

मक्षू देववतो रथः शूरो वा पर्त्सु कासु चित | देवानां य इन मनो यजमान इयक्षत्यभीदयज्वनो भुवत

IAST Romanisation

makṣū devavato rathaḥ śūro vā pṛtsu kāsu cit | devānāṃ ya in mano yajamāna iyakṣatyabhīdayajvano bhuvat

English Translation (Griffith)

As in all frays the hero, so swift moves his car whom Gods attend. The man who, sacrificing, strives to win the heart of Deities will conquer those who worship not.

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