Rigveda 8.020.14
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 20 · Verse 8.20.14
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
तान्व॑न्दस्व म॒रुत॒स्ताँ उप॑ स्तुहि॒ तेषां॒ हि धुनी॑नाम् । अ॒राणां॒ न च॑र॒मस्तदे॑षां दा॒ना म॒ह्ना तदे॑षाम्
tānvandasva marutastām̐ upa stuhi teṣāṃ hi dhunīnām arāṇāṃ na caramastadeṣāṃ dānā mahnā tadeṣām
Praise those Maruts, sing their praise for they are the ritual fires; their gifts do not decay—these are their abundant offerings.
Praise them, praise the Maruts, for we are (dependen) upon those agitators (of all things) as a menial isupon his lords; therefore are their donations (characterized) by munificence; such are their (gifts).
Pay honour to these Maruts and sing praise to them, for of the wheel-spokes of the car Of these loud roarers none is last: this is their power, this moves them to give mighty gifts.