Rig Veda 3.16.2: Mandala 3, Sukta 16, Mantra 2

Sukta 3.16

Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (family attribution)

Devata: Agni with the Maruts (secondary invocation)

Chandas: Trishtubh (probable; confirm in edition)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

इमं नरो मरुतः सश्चता वृधं यस्मिन्रायः शेवृधासः । अभि ये सन्ति पृतनासु दूढ्यो विश्वाहा शत्रुमादभुः ॥

Sanskrit recitationRig Veda 3.16.2

Transliteration

imáṃ naro marutaḥ saścata vṛ́dhaṃ yásmin rāyáḥ śé-vṛdhāsaḥ | abhí yé sánti pṛ́tanāsu dū́ḍhyo viśvā́hā śátrum ādabhúḥ ||

Translation

O Männer, o Maruts, begleitet diese wachsende Kraft, in der die Reichtümer gedeihen und erstarken. Die, welche in den Schlachten feststehen, überwältigen — Tag um Tag — den Feind.

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