Rigveda 8.040.02
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 40 · Verse 8.40.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
न॒हि वां॑ व॒व्रया॑म॒हेऽथेन्द्र॒मिद्य॑जामहे॒ शवि॑ष्ठं नृ॒णां नर॑म् । स नः॑ क॒दा चि॒दर्व॑ता॒ गम॒दा वाज॑सातये॒ गम॒दा मे॒धसा॑तये॒ नभ॑न्तामन्य॒के स॑मे
nahi vāṃ vavrayāmahe'thendramidyajāmahe śaviṣṭhaṃ nṛṇāṃ naram sa naḥ kadā cidarvatā gamadā vājasātaye gamadā medhasātaye nabhantāmanyake same
We do not worship you as grasping; today we worship Indra’s best man among men. May he sometimes come with valor, bringing wealth, with keen wisdom—heavenward to many alike.
Do we not invoke you both? We worship especially Indra, who is the strongest leader of men; he comesoccasionally with his horses to bestow upon us food; he comes to partake of the sacrifice; may all ouradversaries perish.
We set no snares to tangle you; Indra we worship and adore, Hero of heroes mightiest. Once may he come unto us with his Steed, come unto us to win us strength, and to complete the sacrifice.
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