Rig Veda · 8.78.4
Rig Veda 8.78.4 — Indra
Verse 4 of 10 from Sukta 8.78 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.78.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
नकीं वर्धीक इन्द्र ते न सुषा न सुदा उत | नान्यस्त्वच्छूर वाघतः
IAST Romanisation
nakīṃ vṛdhīka indra te na suṣā na sudā uta | nānyastvacchūra vāghataḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Aim and fetch boldly forth, O thou whose heart is bold: great glory will be thine thereby. In rapid torrent let the mother waters spread. Slay Vṛtra, win the light of heaven.
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