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... battles foemen challenge not : To him , to Indra sing your song . 5 Nigh to the Soma - drinker come , for his ... battle , the Marats , whose name retained for long time its purely appellative meaning of storms , attain- ed their ...
... battles foemen challenge not : To him , to Indra sing your song . 5 Nigh to the Soma - drinker come , for his ... battle , the Marats , whose name retained for long time its purely appellative meaning of storms , attain- ed their ...
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... battle we invoke Indra , Indra in lesser fight , The Friend who bends his bolt at fiends . 6 Unclose , our manly Hero , thou for ever bounteous , yonder cloud , For us , thou irresistible . 7 Still higher , at each strain of mine ...
... battle we invoke Indra , Indra in lesser fight , The Friend who bends his bolt at fiends . 6 Unclose , our manly Hero , thou for ever bounteous , yonder cloud , For us , thou irresistible . 7 Still higher , at each strain of mine ...
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... battle , Maghavan gained the victory for ever . 9 Danu : according to Sāyaṇa , the mother of Vṛtra . II Thralls of Dasas : in the power of Vṛtra and his allies . Dasa is a general name applied in the Veda to certain evil beings or ...
... battle , Maghavan gained the victory for ever . 9 Danu : according to Sāyaṇa , the mother of Vṛtra . II Thralls of Dasas : in the power of Vṛtra and his allies . Dasa is a general name applied in the Veda to certain evil beings or ...
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... battle waits for him . O Maruts , may this man who loves you well obtain wealth of good steeds and hero might . 4 Held in this bond together with your race . M. Müller . 9 As lightning - flashes seek the rain : ' Lightning pre- cedes ...
... battle waits for him . O Maruts , may this man who loves you well obtain wealth of good steeds and hero might . 4 Held in this bond together with your race . M. Müller . 9 As lightning - flashes seek the rain : ' Lightning pre- cedes ...
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... battle ; thou breakest down the nine - and - ninety castles . 7 A hero - lord is he , King of a mighty folk , who ... battles for mankind ; And men have faith in Indra , the resplen- dent One , what time he hurleth down his bolt , his ...
... battle ; thou breakest down the nine - and - ninety castles . 7 A hero - lord is he , King of a mighty folk , who ... battles for mankind ; And men have faith in Indra , the resplen- dent One , what time he hurleth down his bolt , his ...
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The Hymns of the Ṛgveda Ralph Thomas Hotchkin Griffith,Jagdish Lal Shastri No preview available - 1973 |
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according to Sāyaṇa Aditi Adityas Agni Angirases Aryaman Asura Asvins battle Bay Steeds Bhaga blessings born bounteous bounty Brahmanaspati Bṛhaspati bright bring Bull cattle chariot courser cows Dasyus Dawn Deities demon drink dwelling earth and heaven Father favour firmament flow foes Friend gifts give glory Goddess hath Heaven and Earth Hero hither holy horses HYMN Immortal Indra Indu invoked kine King Kutsa laud libations light lofty Lord Ludwig Maghavan Maruts meaning meath mighty milk Mitra mortal Mother oblation offered Parjanya poured praise prayer priests purified Puşan rain Rbhus Ṛgveda riches rites rivers Rși Rudra sacred grass sacrifice Sage Savitar Sayana Sāyaṇa explains shine sing singers slay Soma juice Soma Pavamāna song splendour stanza streams strength strong Surya sweet swift thee thine thou art thou hast thunder translates treasure unto Varuna Vasistha Vasus Vayu vigour Vṛtra waters wealth Wilson worship