Rig Veda · 1.165.8
Rig Veda 1.165.8 — Indra. Maruts
Verse 8 of 15 from Sukta 1.165 (Indra. Maruts) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.165.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
वधीं वर्त्रं मरुत इन्द्रियेण सवेन भामेन तविषो बभूवान | अहमेता मनवे विश्वश्चन्द्राः सुगा अपश्चकर वज्रबाहुः
IAST Romanisation
vadhīṃ vṛtraṃ maruta indriyeṇa svena bhāmena taviṣo babhūvān | ahametā manave viśvaścandrāḥ sughā apaścakara vajrabāhuḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Vṛtra I slew by mine own strength, O Maruts, having waxed mighty in mine indignation. I with the thunder in my hand created for man these lucid softly flowing waters.
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