Rig Veda · 8.89.3
Rig Veda 8.89.3
Verse 3 of 7 from Sukta 8.89 (HYMN LXXXIX Indra. Vāk) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.89.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पर व इन्द्राय बर्हते मरुतो बरह्मार्चत | वर्त्रं हनति वर्त्रहा शतक्रतुर्वज्रेण शतपर्वणा
IAST Romanisation
pra va indrāya bṛhate maruto brahmārcata | vṛtraṃ hanati vṛtrahā śatakraturvajreṇa śataparvaṇā
English Translation (Griffith)
Striving for strength bring forth a laud to Indra, a truthful hymn if he in truth existeth. One and another say, There is no Indra. Who hath beheld him? Whom then shall we honour?
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