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Sama Veda II.9.1.14: Sing strength to Indra that shall. set his

by The Rishis of the Sama Veda c. 1200–1000 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)

Religion

1. Sing strength to Indra that shall. set his chariot in the foremost
place!
Giver of room in closest fight, slayer of foes in shock of war, be thou our great encorager! Let the weak bowstrings break upon the bows of our weak mies!

2. Thou didst destroy the Dragon: thou sentest the rivers down to Earth.
Foeless, O Indra, wast thou born. Thou tendest well each choicest thing. Therefore we draw us close to thee. Let the weak bowstrings break upon the bows of our weak enemies!
Destroyed be all malignitics and all our enemy's designs!

3. Thy bolt thou castest at the foe, O Indra, who would smite us dead: thy liberal bounty gives us wealth. Let the weak bowstrings break upon the bows of our weak enemies!

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.9.1.14: Sing strength to Indra that shall. set his.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/431/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.9.1.14: Sing strength to Indra that shall. set his.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/431/.

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