Rig Veda · 8.96.5
Rig Veda 8.96.5 — Indra
Verse 5 of 21 from Sukta 8.96 (HYMN IV. Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.96.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
आ यद वज्रं बाह्वोरिन्द्र धत्से मदच्युतमहये हन्तवाु | पर पर्वता अनवन्त पर गावः पर बरह्माणो अभिनक्षन्त इन्द्रम
IAST Romanisation
ā yad vajraṃ bāhvorindra dhatse madacyutamahaye hantavāu | pra parvatā anavanta pra ghāvaḥ pra brahmāṇo abhinakṣanta indram
English Translation (Griffith)
He is our Sire who gives to us, Great, Mighty, ruling as he wills. Unsought, may he the Strong, Rich, Lord of ample wealth, give us of horses and of kine.
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