Rig Veda · 1.32.7
Rig Veda 1.32.7 — Indra
Verse 7 of 15 from Sukta 1.32 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.32.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अपादहस्तो अप्र्तन्यदिन्द्रमास्य वज्रमधि सानौ जघान | वर्ष्णो वध्रिः परतिमानं बुभूषन पुरुत्रा वर्त्रो अशयद वयस्तः
IAST Romanisation
apādahasto apṛtanyadindramāsya vajramadhi sānau jaghāna | vṛṣṇo vadhriḥ pratimānaṃ bubhūṣan purutrā vṛtro aśayad vyastaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Footless and handless still he challenged Indra, who smote him with his bolt between the shoulders. Emasculate yet claiming manly vigour, thus Vṛtra lay with scattered limbs dissevered.
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