Mantra 4

Sukta 105

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यो राजा चर्षणीनां याता रथेभिरध्रिगुः । विश्वासां तरुता पृतनानां ज्येष्ठो यो वृत्रहा गृणे

IAST Transliteration

yó rājā carṣaṇīnāṃ yātā rathébhir adhríguḥ | víśvāsāṃ tarutā́ pṛ́tanānāṃ jyéṣṭho yó vṛtrahā́ gṛṇé

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

He who is King of the peoples, who goes with chariots, unimpeded; the overcomer of all battles, the chief—he, the Vṛtra-slayer, do I hymn.

Attribution

Rishi: RV-derived

Devata: Indra

Chandas: Triṣṭubh

Mantra Rasa

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