Rig Veda · Mandala 8 · Sukta 58
Rig Veda 8.58 — Indra
Deity: Indra. Rishi family (Mandala 8): Kanva and Angirasa families. This Sukta contains 3 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 8.58.1
यं रत्विजो बहुधा कल्पयन्तः सचेतसो यज्ञमिमं वहन्ति | यो अनूचानो बराह्मणो युक्त आसीत का सवित तत्र यजमानस्य संवित
yaṃ ṛtvijo bahudhā kalpayantaḥ sacetaso yajñamimaṃ vahanti | yo anūcāno brāhmaṇo yukta āsīt kā svit tatra yajamānasya saṃvit
Rig Veda 8.58.2
एक एवाग्निर्बहुधा समिद्ध एकः सूर्यो विश्वमनु परभूतः | एकैवोषाः सर्वमिदं वि भात्येकं वा इदंवि बभूव सर्वम
eka evāghnirbahudhā samiddha ekaḥ sūryo viśvamanu prabhūtaḥ | ekaivoṣāḥ sarvamidaṃ vi bhātyekaṃ vā idaṃvi babhūva sarvam
Thou wishest for thy kine a bull, for those who long for his approach, For those who turn away from him, lord of thy cows whom none may kill.
Rig Veda 8.58.3
जयोतिष्मन्तं केतुमन्तं तरिचक्रं सुखं रथं सुषदं भूरिवारम | चित्रामघा यस्य योगे.अधिजज्ञे तं वां हुवेति रिक्तं पिबध्यै
jyotiṣmantaṃ ketumantaṃ tricakraṃ sukhaṃ rathaṃ suṣadaṃ bhūrivāram | citrāmaghā yasya yoghe.adhijajñe taṃ vāṃ huveati riktaṃ pibadhyai
The dappled kine who stream with milk prepare his draught of Soma juice: Clans in the birth-place of the Gods, in the three luminous realms of heaven.
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