Rig Veda · 8.4.16
Rig Veda 8.4.16 — Indra
Verse 16 of 21 from Sukta 8.4 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.4.16
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सं नः शिशीहि भुरिजोरिव कषुरं रास्व रायो विमोचन | तवे तन नः सुवेदमुस्रियं वसु यं तवं हिनोषि मर्त्यम
IAST Romanisation
saṃ naḥ śiśīhi bhurijoriva kṣuraṃ rāsva rāyo vimocana | tve tan naḥ suvedamusriyaṃ vasu yaṃ tvaṃ hinoṣi martyam
English Translation (Griffith)
Sharpen us like a razor in the barber's hands: send riches thou who settest free. Easy to find with thee are treasures of the Dawn for mortal man whom thou dost speed.
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