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Ṛgveda 2.16.6

ṛṣi
गृत्समद (आङ्गिरसः शौनहोत्रः पश्चाद्) भार्गवः शौनकः
devatā
इन्द्रः
chandas
जगती, ९ त्रिष्टुप्

vṛṣā̍ te̱ vajra̍ u̱ta te̱ vṛṣā̱ ratho̱ vṛṣa̍ṇā̱ harī̍ vṛṣa̱bhāṇyāyu̍dhā |vṛṣṇo̱ mada̍sya vṛṣabha̱ tvamī̍śiṣa̱ indra̱ soma̍sya vṛṣa̱bhasya̍ tṛpṇuhi ||

Transliteration IAST

vṛṣā̍ te̱ vajra̍ u̱ta te̱ vṛṣā̱ ratho̱ vṛṣa̍ṇā̱ harī̍ vṛṣa̱bhāṇyāyu̍dhā | vṛṣṇo̱ mada̍sya vṛṣabha̱ tvamī̍śiṣa̱ indra̱ soma̍sya vṛṣa̱bhasya̍ tṛpṇuhi ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

वृषा | ते | वज्रः | उत | ते | वृषा | रथः | वृषणा | हरी इति | वृषभाणि | आयुधा | वृष्णः | मदस्य | वृषभ | त्वम् | ईशिषे | इन्द्र | सोमस्य | वृषभस्य | तृप्णुहि

vṛṣā | te | vajraḥ | uta | te | vṛṣā | rathaḥ | vṛṣaṇā | harī iti | vṛṣabhāṇi | āyudhā | vṛṣṇaḥ | madasya | vṛṣabha | tvam | īśiṣe | indra | somasya | vṛṣabhasya | tṛpṇuhi

Translations signed

Strong is thy thunderbolt, yea, and thy car is strong; strong are thy Bay Steeds and thy weapons powerful. Thou, Indra, Bull, art Lord of the strong gladdening drink. with the strong Soma, Indra, satisfy thyself.

Ralph T.H. GriffithThe Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentary, 1896 · public domain

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  1. English Strong is thy thunderbolt, yea, and thy car is strong; strong are thy Bay Steeds and thy weapons powerful. Thou, Indra, Bull, art Lord of the strong gladdening drink. with the strong Soma, Indra, satisfy thyself. Ralph T.H. Griffith

Apparatus

Address
rv.2.16.6
Agreement
Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
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ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेदः सूक्तानि, per-sukta headers. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0