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Sama Veda II.8.3.1: O thou with stones for arms, thy powers
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. O thou with stones for arms, thy powers, rending the fiends, have raised themselves:
Drive off the foes who compass us
2. Hence conquering with might when car meets car, and when the prize is staked,
With fearless heart will I sing praise.
3. None, evil-minded, may assail this Pavamana's holy laws
Crush him who fain would fight with thee!
4. For Indra to the streams they urge the tawny rapture-dropping steed,
Indu, the bringer of delight.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.3.1: O thou with stones for arms, thy powers.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/401/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.8.3.1: O thou with stones for arms, thy powers.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/401/.
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