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Rigveda 8.024.24

Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 24 · Verse 8.24.24

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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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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

Know that the bolt-hand surrounds the lawless, like a guard: day and night it prowls around like a hound.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

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).

📖 Book ReferenceRalph T.H. GriffithThe Rig Veda, 1896Source ↗

Thou knowest, Indra, Thunder-armed, how to avoid destructive powers, As one secure from pitfalls each returning day.