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Sama Veda II.2.2.11: O Indra, if a hundred heavens and if
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. O Indra, if a hundred heavens and if a hundred earths were thine,--
No, not a hundred suns could match thee at thy birth, not both the worlds, O Thunderer.
2. Thou, hero, hast performed thy hero deeds with might, yea, all with strength, O strongest one.
Maghavan, help us to a stable full of kine, O Thunderer, with wondrous aids!
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.2.2.11: O Indra, if a hundred heavens and if.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/134/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.2.2.11: O Indra, if a hundred heavens and if.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/134/.
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