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Sama Veda II.1.1.17: To Indra, to the mighty let these golden-coloured
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. To Indra, to the mighty let these golden-coloured juices go,
Drops born as Law prescribes, that find the light of heaven!
2. This juice that gathers spoil flows, pressed, for Indra, for his maintenance.
Soma bethinks him of the conqueror, as he knows.
3. Yea, Indra in the joys of this obtains the grasp that gathers spoil,
And, winning waters, wields the mighty thunderbolt.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.1.1.17: To Indra, to the mighty let these golden-coloured.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/75/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.1.1.17: To Indra, to the mighty let these golden-coloured.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/75/.
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