Rigveda 8.037.06
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 37 · Verse 8.37.6
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
क्ष॒त्राय॑ त्व॒मव॑सि॒ न त्व॑माविथ शचीपत॒ इन्द्र॒ विश्वा॑भिरू॒तिभिः॑ । माध्यं॑दिनस्य॒ सव॑नस्य वृत्रहन्ननेद्य॒ पिबा॒ सोम॑स्य वज्रिवः
kṣatrāya tvamavasi na tvamāvitha śacīpata indra viśvābhirūtibhiḥ mādhyaṃdinasya savanasya vṛtrahannanedya pibā somasya vajrivaḥ
You are the fortress for the realm; not you for the foe — with Shachi’s sway and all‑opening glories, drink the midday Soma of the sacrificers, O strong one.
You are for the strength (of the world), you protect with all your protections, but you need no defender,Indra, lord of rites; slayer of Vṛtra, irreproachable wielder of the thunderbolt, drink of the Soma at the mid- daysolemnity.
Thou helpest one to power, and one thou hast not helped, O Indra, Lord of Strength, with all thy saving aid.