Rig Veda · 8.40.7
Rig Veda 8.40.7 — Indra-Agni
Verse 7 of 12 from Sukta 8.40 (Indra-Agni) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.40.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यदिन्द्राग्नी जना इमे विह्वयन्ते तना गिरा | अस्माकेभिर्न्र्भिर्वयं सासह्याम पर्तन्यतो वनुयाम वनुष्यतो नभन्तामन्यके समे
IAST Romanisation
yadindrāghnī janā ime vihvayante tanā ghirā | asmākebhirnṛbhirvayaṃ sāsahyāma pṛtanyato vanuyāma vanuṣyato nabhantāmanyake same
English Translation (Griffith)
What time with this same song these men call Indra-Agni sundry ways, May we with our own heroes quell those who provoke us to the fight, and conquer those who strive with us.
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