Rigveda 8.061.08
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 61 · Verse 8.61.8
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
त्वं पु॒रू स॒हस्रा॑णि श॒तानि॑ च यू॒था दा॒नाय॑ मंहसे । आ पु॑रंद॒रं च॑कृम॒ विप्र॑वचस॒ इन्द्रं॒ गाय॒न्तोऽव॑से
tvaṃ purū sahasrāṇi śatāni ca yūthā dānāya maṃhase ā puraṃdaraṃ cakṛma vipravacasa indraṃ gāyanto'vase
You give hundreds and thousands and hundreds to the people; you bestow gifts with liberal thought. They made Purandara famous by their hymns, proclaiming Indra among the priests.
You grant many hundreds and thousands of herds as a gift (to the offerer), uttering long praises, we,hymning Indra, the destroyer of cities, bring him before us for our protection.
Entreated by Vivasvan's ten, Indra cast down the water-jar With threefold hammer from the sky.
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