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Sama Veda II.8.1.8: Thou in thy battles, Indra, art subduer of
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. Thou in thy battles, Indra, art subduer of all hostile bands.
Father art thou, all-conquering, cancelling the curse, thou victor of the vanquisher!
2. The earth and heaven cling close to thy victorious might, as sire and mother to their child.
When thou attackest Vritra, all the hostile bands shrink and faint, Indra, at thy wrath.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.1.8: Thou in thy battles, Indra, art subduer of.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/375/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.1.8: Thou in thy battles, Indra, art subduer of.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/375/.
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