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... cloud , and the kine are the waters as in I. 6 , 5 . The words ádri and párvata mean both mountain and cloud , these being constantly seen in close juxtaposition and being often indistinguishable one from the other . 4 Help us , O Indra ...
... cloud , and the kine are the waters as in I. 6 , 5 . The words ádri and párvata mean both mountain and cloud , these being constantly seen in close juxtaposition and being often indistinguishable one from the other . 4 Help us , O Indra ...
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... cloud , For us , thou irresistible . 7 Still higher , at each strain of mine , thunder- armed Indra's praises rise : I find no laud worthy of him . 8 Even as the bull drives on the herds , he drives the people with his might , The Ruler ...
... cloud , For us , thou irresistible . 7 Still higher , at each strain of mine , thunder- armed Indra's praises rise : I find no laud worthy of him . 8 Even as the bull drives on the herds , he drives the people with his might , The Ruler ...
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... cloud that holds the water imprisoned , and fertilize our fields with rain . Win us the waters of the sky , and send ... clouds that withhold the rain , which are regarded as the forts or strongholds of Vṛtra and the other hostile powers ...
... cloud that holds the water imprisoned , and fertilize our fields with rain . Win us the waters of the sky , and send ... clouds that withhold the rain , which are regarded as the forts or strongholds of Vṛtra and the other hostile powers ...
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... cloud ; the Maruts . 11 O Men : O heroic Maruts . 13 Him who bears up heaven : Soma , the juice which prompts the world - sustaining deeds of the Gods . 14 The King : Soma . Concealed and hidden in a cave in a place difficult of access ...
... cloud ; the Maruts . 11 O Men : O heroic Maruts . 13 Him who bears up heaven : Soma , the juice which prompts the world - sustaining deeds of the Gods . 14 The King : Soma . Concealed and hidden in a cave in a place difficult of access ...
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... cloud , Long , broad , and inexhaustible . 20 Demons and sorcerers : Rākṣasas and evil spirits who practise sorcery ... clouds as a bull is among cows . 6 That is , where all are so mighty it would be super- fluous to ask who is ...
... cloud , Long , broad , and inexhaustible . 20 Demons and sorcerers : Rākṣasas and evil spirits who practise sorcery ... clouds as a bull is among cows . 6 That is , where all are so mighty it would be super- fluous to ask who is ...
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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