Rig Veda · 8.50.2

Rig Veda 8.50.2 — Indra

Verse 2 of 10 from Sukta 8.50 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.50.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शतानीका हेतयो अस्य दुष्टरा इन्द्रस्य समिषो महीः | गिरिर्न भुज्मा मघवत्सु पिन्वते यदीं सुता अमन्दिषुः

IAST Romanisation

śatānīkā hetayo asya duṣṭarā indrasya samiṣo mahīḥ | ghirirna bhujmā maghavatsu pinvate yadīṃ sutā amandiṣuḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

For him, strong, independent Ruler, Heaven and Earth have fashioned forth for power and might. Thou seatest thee as first among thy peers in place, for thy soul longs for Soma juice.

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