Rig Veda · 8.55.3

Rig Veda 8.55.3 — Indra

Verse 3 of 5 from Sukta 8.55 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.55.3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

शतं वेणूञ्छतं शुनः शतं चर्माणि मलातानि | शतं मे बल्बजस्तुका अरुषीणां चतुःशतम

IAST Romanisation

śataṃ veṇūñchataṃ śunaḥ śataṃ carmāṇi mlātāni | śataṃ me balbajastukā aruṣīṇāṃ catuḥśatam

English Translation (Griffith)

Śakra, who like a curry-comb for horses or a golden goad, Indra, the Vṛtra-slayer, urges eagerly the opening of the stall of kine:

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