Rig Veda · 8.85.7
Rig Veda 8.85.7 — Indra
Verse 7 of 9 from Sukta 8.85 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.85.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
युञ्जाथां रासभं रथे वीड्वङगे वर्षण्वसू | मध्वः सोमस्य पीतये
IAST Romanisation
yuñjāthāṃ rāsabhaṃ rathe vīḍvaṅghe vṛṣaṇvasū | madhvaḥ somasya pītaye
English Translation (Griffith)
Flying in terror from the snort of Vṛtra, all Deities who were thy friends forsook thee. So, Indra, be thy friendship with the Maruts: in all these battles thou shalt be the victor.
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