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Sukta 78

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 10 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Sukta 78

Complete Rigveda Sukta with 10 mantras in Sanskrit, IAST transliteration, and source-aligned historical English where available.

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Rigveda 8.78.1

Rigveda 8.78.1
Source text

पुरोळाशं नो अन्धस इन्द्र सहस्रमा भर। शता च शूर गोनाम्॥

Transliteration

puroḻāśaṁ no andhasa indra sahasramā bhara | śatā ca śūra gonām ||

Rigveda 8.78.2

Rigveda 8.78.2
Source text

आ नो भर व्यञ्जनं गामश्वमभ्यञ्जनम्। सचा मना हिरण्यया॥

Transliteration

ā no bhara vyañjanaṁ gāmaśvamabhyañjanam | sacā manā hiraṇyayā ||

Rigveda 8.78.3

Rigveda 8.78.3
Source text

उत नः कर्णशोभना पुरूणि धृष्णवा भर। त्वं हि शृण्विषे वसो॥

Transliteration

uta naḥ karṇaśobhanā purūṇi dhṛṣṇavā bhara | tvaṁ hi śṛṇviṣe vaso ||

Rigveda 8.78.4

Rigveda 8.78.4
Source text

नकीं वृधीक इन्द्र ते न सुषा न सुदा उत। नान्यस्त्वच्छूर वाघतः॥

Transliteration

nakīṁ vṛdhīka indra te na suṣā na sudā uta | nānyastvacchūra vāghataḥ ||

Rigveda 8.78.5

Rigveda 8.78.5
Source text

नकीमिन्द्रो निकर्तवे न शक्रः परिशक्तवे। विश्वं शृणोति पश्यति॥

Transliteration

nakīmindro nikartave na śakraḥ pariśaktave | viśvaṁ śṛṇoti paśyati ||

Rigveda 8.78.6

Rigveda 8.78.6
Source text

स मन्युं मर्त्यानामदब्धो नि चिकीषते। पुरा निदश्चिकीषते॥

Transliteration

sa manyuṁ martyānāmadabdho ni cikīṣate | purā nidaścikīṣate ||

Rigveda 8.78.7

Rigveda 8.78.7
Source text

क्रत्व इत्पूर्णमुदरं तुरस्यास्ति विधतः। वृत्रघ्नः सोमपाव्नः॥

Transliteration

kratva itpūrṇamudaraṁ turasyāsti vidhataḥ | vṛtraghnaḥ somapāvnaḥ ||

Rigveda 8.78.8

Rigveda 8.78.8
Source text

त्वे वसूनि संगता विश्वा च सोम सौभगा। सुदात्वपरिह्वृता॥

Transliteration

tve vasūni saṁgatā viśvā ca soma saubhagā | sudātvaparihvṛtā ||

Rigveda 8.78.9

Rigveda 8.78.9
Source text

त्वामिद्यवयुर्मम कामो गव्युर्हिरण्ययुः। त्वामश्वयुरेषते॥

Transliteration

tvāmidyavayurmama kāmo gavyurhiraṇyayuḥ | tvāmaśvayureṣate ||

Rigveda 8.78.10

Rigveda 8.78.10
Source text

तवेदिन्द्राहमाशसा हस्ते दात्रं चना ददे। दिनस्य वा मघवन्सम्भृतस्य वा पूर्धि यवस्य काशिना॥

Transliteration

tavedindrāhamāśasā haste dātraṁ canā dade | dinasya vā maghavansambhṛtasya vā pūrdhi yavasya kāśinā ||

Sources and editorial record

  1. Rigveda Mandala 8, machine-readable Sanskrit and Roman textMandala 8Sanskrit Documents
  2. Rigveda Shakala Samhita, Mandala 8, Sukta 78RV 8.78Vedic Heritage Portal, Ministry of Culture, Government of India
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