Rig Veda · 1.32.1

Rig Veda 1.32.1 — Indra

Verse 1 of 15 from Sukta 1.32 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.32.1

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्रस्य नु वीर्याणि पर वोचं यानि चकार परथमानि वज्री | अहन्नहिमन्वपस्ततर्द पर वक्षणा अभिनत पर्वतानाम

IAST Romanisation

indrasya nu vīryāṇi pra vocaṃ yāni cakāra prathamāni vajrī | ahannahimanvapastatarda pra vakṣaṇā abhinat parvatānām

English Translation (Griffith)

I WILL declare the manly deeds of Indra, the first that he achieved, the Thunder-wielder. He slew the Dragon, then disclosed the waters, and cleft the channels of the mountain torrents.

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