Rig Veda · 8.70.3
Rig Veda 8.70.3 — Indra
Verse 3 of 15 from Sukta 8.70 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.70.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नकिष टं कर्मणा नशद यश चकार सदाव्र्धम | इन्द्रं न यज्ञैर विश्वगूर्तम रभ्वसम अध्र्ष्टं धर्ष्ण्व्जसम
IAST Romanisation
nakiṣ ṭaṃ karmaṇā naśad yaś cakāra sadāvṛdham | indraṃ na yajñair viśvaghūrtam ṛbhvasam adhṛṣṭaṃ dhṛṣṇvjasam
English Translation (Griffith)
Hero, when thou art fain to give, neither may Gods nor mortal men Restrain thee like a fearful Bull.
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