Rigveda 8.024.24
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 24 · Verse 8.24.24
rigvedamandala-8sukta-24विश्वमना वैयश्व:इन्द्र:२८-३० वरु: सौषाम्णि:उष्णिक्३० अनुष्टुप्Deity HymnIndra SuktaStrengthVictorydeity-hymnindra-sukta
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Sanskrit Original
वेत्था॒ हि निरृ॑तीनां॒ वज्र॑हस्त परि॒वृज॑म् । अह॑रहः शु॒न्ध्युः प॑रि॒पदा॑मिव
vetthā hi nirṛtīnāṃ vajrahasta parivṛjam aharahaḥ śundhyuḥ paripadāmiva
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Know that the bolt-hand surrounds the lawless, like a guard: day and night it prowls around like a hound.
You are cognizant, wielder of the thunderbolt, of the departure of evil beings, as the purifying sun dayby day (is of that) of the birds flying in all directions (from their roost).
Thou knowest, Indra, Thunder-armed, how to avoid destructive powers, As one secure from pitfalls each returning day.