Rig Veda · 1.32.9

Rig Veda 1.32.9 — Indra

Verse 9 of 15 from Sukta 1.32 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.32.9

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

नीचावया अभवद वर्त्रपुत्रेन्द्रो अस्या अव वधर्जभार | उत्तरा सूरधरः पुत्र आसीद दानुः शये सहवत्सा न धेनुः

IAST Romanisation

nīcāvayā abhavad vṛtraputrendro asyā ava vadharjabhāra | uttarā sūradharaḥ putra āsīd dānuḥ śaye sahavatsā na dhenuḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Then humbled was the strength of Vṛtra's mother: Indra hath cast his deadly bolt against her. The mother was above, the son was under and like a cow beside her calf lay Danu.

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