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Rigveda 8.076.12

Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 76 · Verse 8.76.12

rigvedamandala-8sukta-76कुरुसुति: काण्व:इन्द्र:गायत्रीDeity HymnIndra SuktaStrengthVictorydeity-hymnindra-sukta

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Rishi (Seer)
Devatā (Deity)
Chandas (Meter)
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Sanskrit Original

वाच॑म॒ष्टाप॑दीम॒हं नव॑स्रक्तिमृत॒स्पृश॑म् । इन्द्रा॒त्परि॑ त॒न्वं॑ ममे

vācamaṣṭāpadīmahaṃ navasraktimṛtaspṛśam indrātpari tanvaṃ mame

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I have called the eightfold speech, the freshly flowing vital drink; Indra, extend thyself around me for my part.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

I make this sacrificial hymn, reaching to the eight points (of the sky) and rising to a ninth (the sun in thezenith), though it is less than (the dimensions of) Indra.