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Sama Veda II.1.2.2: Sing ye a song, to make him glad
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895) · From Hymns of the Samaveda (1895)
1. Sing ye a song, to make him glad, to Indra, Lord of tawny steeds,
The Soma-drinker, O my friends!
2. To him, the bounteous, say the laud, and let us glorify, as men
May do, the giver of true gifts!
3. O Indra, Lord of boundless might, for us thou seekest spoil and kine,
Thou seekest gold for us, good Lord!
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MLA
Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.1.2.2: Sing ye a song, to make him glad.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/83/.
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Veda, The Rishis of the Sama. “Sama Veda II.1.2.2: Sing ye a song, to make him glad.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/samaveda-rishis/83/.
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