Rig Veda · 8.96.7
Rig Veda 8.96.7 — Indra
Verse 7 of 21 from Sukta 8.96 (HYMN IV. Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.96.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
वर्त्रस्य तवा शवसथादीषमाणा विश्वे देवा अजहुर्ये सखायः | मरुद्भिरिन्द्र सख्यं ते अस्त्वथेमा विश्वाः पर्तना जयासि
IAST Romanisation
vṛtrasya tvā śvasathādīṣamāṇā viśve devā ajahurye sakhāyaḥ | marudbhirindra sakhyaṃ te astvathemā viśvāḥ pṛtanā jayāsi
English Translation (Griffith)
Never art thou neglectful: thou guardest both races with thy care. The call on Indra, fourth Āditya! is thine own. Amṛta is stablished in the heavens.
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