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Rig Veda 9.47: GREAT as he was, Soma hath gained strength by this high solemnity

by The Rishis of the Rig Veda c. 1500–1000 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896) · From The Hymns of the Rigveda (1896)

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GREAT as he was, Soma hath gained strength by this high solemnity:
joyous he riseth like a bull.

His task is done: his crushings of the Dasyus are made manifest:
He sternly reckoneth their debts.

Soon as his song of praise is born, the Soma, Indra's juice, becomes
A thousand-winning thunderbolt.

Seer and Sustainer, he himself desireth riches for the sage
When he embellisheth his songs.

Fain would they both win riches as in races of the steeds. In war
Thou art upon the conquerors' side.

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MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.47: GREAT as he was, Soma hath gained strength by this high solemnity.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/768/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Rig. “Rig Veda 9.47: GREAT as he was, Soma hath gained strength by this high solemnity.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rigveda-rishis/768/.

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