Rig Veda · 1.116.15
Rig Veda 1.116.15 — Aśvins
Verse 15 of 25 from Sukta 1.116 (Aśvins) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.116.15
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
चरित्रं हि वेरिवाछेदि पर्णमाजा खेलस्य परितक्म्यायाम | सद्यो जङघामायसीं विश्पलायै धने हिते सर्तवेप्रत्यधत्तम
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caritraṃ hi verivāchedi parṇamājā khelasya paritakmyāyām | sadyo jaṅghāmāyasīṃ viśpalāyai dhane hite sartavepratyadhattam
English Translation (Griffith)
When in the time of night, in Khela's battle, a leg was severed like a wild bird's pinion, Straight ye gave Viśpalā a leg of iron that she might move what time the conflict opened.
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