Rig Veda · 8.40.6

Rig Veda 8.40.6 — Indra-Agni

Verse 6 of 12 from Sukta 8.40 (Indra-Agni) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.40.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अपि वर्श्च पुराणवद वरततेरिव गुष्पितमोजो दासस्य दम्भय | वयं तदस्य सम्भ्र्तं वस्विन्द्रेण वि भजेमहि नभन्तामन्यके समे

IAST Romanisation

api vṛśca purāṇavad vratateriva ghuṣpitamojo dāsasya dambhaya | vayaṃ tadasya sambhṛtaṃ vasvindreṇa vi bhajemahi nabhantāmanyake same

English Translation (Griffith)

Tear thou asunder, as of old, like tangles of a creeping plant, Demolish thou the Dāsa's might. May we with Indra's help divide the treasure he hath gathered up.

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