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Sama Veda II.3.2.9: Arising in thy might, thy jaws thou shookest
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. Arising in thy might, thy jaws thou shookest Indra, having drunk
The Soma which the press had shed.
2. Indra, both world gave place to thee as thou wast fighting, when thou wast
The slayer of the Dasyu hosts.
3. From Indra, have I measured out a song eight-footed with nine parts,
Delicate, strengthening the Law.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.3.2.9: Arising in thy might, thy jaws thou shookest.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/173/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.3.2.9: Arising in thy might, thy jaws thou shookest.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/173/.
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