Rig Veda · 8.97.7
Rig Veda 8.97.7 — Indra
Verse 7 of 15 from Sukta 8.97 (HYMN V. Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.97.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
मा न इन्द्र परा वर्णग भवा नः सधमाद्यः | तवं न ऊती तवमिन न आप्यं मा न इन्द्र परा वर्णक
IAST Romanisation
mā na indra parā vṛṇagh bhavā naḥ sadhamādyaḥ | tvaṃ na ūtī tvamin na āpyaṃ mā na indra parā vṛṇak
English Translation (Griffith)
May we be such in battle as are surest to obtain thy grace: With holy offerings and invocations of the Gods, we mean, that we may win the spoil.
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