Rig Veda · 8.99.3
Rig Veda 8.99.3 — Praskaṇva's Gift
Verse 3 of 8 from Sukta 8.99 (HYMN VII. Praskaṇva's Gift) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.99.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
शरायन्त इव सूर्यं विश्वेदिन्द्रस्य भक्षत | वसूनि जाते जनमान ओजसा परति भागं न दीधिम
IAST Romanisation
śrāyanta iva sūryaṃ viśvedindrasya bhakṣata | vasūni jāte janamāna ojasā prati bhāghaṃ na dīdhima
English Translation (Griffith)
Bamboos a hundred, a hundred dogs, a hundred skins of beasts well-tanned, A hundred tufts of Balbaja, four hundred red-hued mares are mine.
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