Rigveda 8.089.02
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 89 · Verse 8.89.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अपा॑धमद॒भिश॑स्तीरशस्ति॒हाथेन्द्रो॑ द्यु॒म्न्याभ॑वत् । दे॒वास्त॑ इन्द्र स॒ख्याय॑ येमिरे॒ बृह॑द्भानो॒ मरु॑द्गण
apādhamadabhiśastīraśastihāthendro dyumnyābhavat devāsta indra sakhyāya yemire bṛhadbhāno marudgaṇa
He struck down the waters and the floods; Indra became lord of the heavens. The gods, for friendship with Indra, invoked the mighty splendour of the Marut host.
Indra, the destroyer of those who offer not praise, has driven away the malevolent and has becomeglorious; I indra of mighty splendour, lord of the troops of Maruts, the gods press you for your friendship.
The food of meath in foremost place I give thee, thy Soma shall be pressed, thy share appointed. Thou on my right shalt be my friend and comrade: then shall we two smite dead full many a foeman.