Rig Veda · 1.100.18

Rig Veda 1.100.18 — Indra

Verse 18 of 19 from Sukta 1.100 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.100.18

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दस्यूञ्छिम्यूंश्च पुरुहूत एवैर्हत्वा पर्थिव्यां शर्वा नि बर्हीत | सनत कषेत्रं सखिभिः शवित्न्येभिः सनत्सूर्यं सनदपः सुवज्रः

IAST Romanisation

dasyūñchimyūṃśca puruhūta evairhatvā pṛthivyāṃ śarvā ni barhīt | sanat kṣetraṃ sakhibhiḥ śvitnyebhiḥ sanatsūryaṃ sanadapaḥ suvajraḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

He, much invoked, hath slain Dasyus and Śimyus, after his wont, and laid them low with arrows. The mighty Thunderer with his fair-complexioned friends won the land, the sunlight, and the waters.

Explanation

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