Rigveda 8.020.16
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 20 · Verse 8.20.16
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
यस्य॑ वा यू॒यं प्रति॑ वा॒जिनो॑ नर॒ आ ह॒व्या वी॒तये॑ ग॒थ । अ॒भि ष द्यु॒म्नैरु॒त वाज॑सातिभिः सु॒म्ना वो॑ धूतयो नशत्
yasya vā yūyaṃ prati vājino nara ā havyā vītaye gatha abhi ṣa dyumnairuta vājasātibhiḥ sumnā vo dhūtayo naśat
To whom you, O warriors, brought the hymn for the strong man’s safe course: with loud shout and songs of praise, may your revered fame destroy foes.
The sacrificer, to partake of whose oblations you approach, leaders of rites, enjoys, agitators of allthings, the felicity you bestow, together with abundant viands, and the gift of strength.
The strong man to whose sacrifice, O Heroes, ye approach that ye may taste thereof, With glories and with war that winneth spoil shall gain great bliss, ye Shakers of the world.