Religion
Sama Veda II.8.2.8: For Vritra-slaying Indra, thou, Soma, art poured that
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. For Vritra-slaying Indra, thou, Soma, art poured that he may drink,
And for the guerdon-giving man, the hero sitting in his seat.
2. Friends, may the princes, ye and we, obtain this most resplendent one,
Gain him who hath the smell of strength, win him whose home is very strength!
3. Him with the fleece they purify, brown, golden-hued, beloved of all.
Who with exhilarating juice flows forth to all the deities.
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.2.8: For Vritra-slaying Indra, thou, Soma, art poured that.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/389/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.2.8: For Vritra-slaying Indra, thou, Soma, art poured that.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/389/.
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