Rig Veda · 1.173.5
Rig Veda 1.173.5 — Indra
Verse 5 of 13 from Sukta 1.173 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.173.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तमु षटुहीन्द्रं यो ह सत्वा यः शूरो मघवा यो रथेष्ठाः | परतीचश्चिद योधीयान वर्षण्वान ववव्रुषश्चित तमसो विहन्ता
IAST Romanisation
tamu ṣṭuhīndraṃ yo ha satvā yaḥ śūro maghavā yo ratheṣṭhāḥ | pratīcaścid yodhīyān vṛṣaṇvān vavavruṣaścit tamaso vihantā
English Translation (Griffith)
Praise thou that Indra who is truly mighty, the car-borne Warrior, Maghavan the Hero; Stronger in war than those who fight against him, borne by strong steeds, who kills enclosing darkness;
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