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Sama Veda II.8.2.17: Indra and Agni I invoke, joint-victors, bounteous, unsubdued
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. Indra and Agni I invoke, joint-victors, bounteous, unsubdued,
Foe-slayers, best to win the spoil.
2. Indra and Agni, singers skilled in melody hymn you bringing lauds:
I choose you both to bring me food.
3. Together, with one mighty deed, Indra and Agni, ye shook down.
The ninety forts which Dasas held.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.2.17: Indra and Agni I invoke, joint-victors, bounteous, unsubdued.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/398/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.2.17: Indra and Agni I invoke, joint-victors, bounteous, unsubdued.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/398/.
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