Religion
Sama Veda II.5.2.21: Hitherward! they who light the flame and straightway
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. Hitherward! they who light the flame and straightway trim the sacred grass,
Whose friend is Indra ever young.
2. Large is their fuel, much their laud, wide is their splinter from the stake,
Whose friend is Indra ever young.
3. Unquelled in fight the hero leads his army with the warrior chiefs,
Whose friend is Indra ever young.
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.5.2.21: Hitherward! they who light the flame and straightway.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/266/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.5.2.21: Hitherward! they who light the flame and straightway.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/266/.
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