Religion

Atharva Veda 7.110: A prayer for success in battle

by The Rishis of the Atharva Veda c. 1200–900 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)

Religion

Resistless, Agni, Indra, smite his foemen for the worshipper, For best foe-slayers are ye both.

Agni I call, and Indra, foe-destroyers, swift moving, heroes, Gods who wield the thunder, Through whom they won the light in the beginning, these who have made all worlds their habitation.

The God Brihaspati hath won thy friendly favour with the cup.
With hymns, O Indra, enter us for the juice-pouring worshipper.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.110: A prayer for success in battle.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/412/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 7.110: A prayer for success in battle.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/412/.

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