Rig Veda · 1.51.5

Rig Veda 1.51.5 — Indra

Verse 5 of 15 from Sukta 1.51 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.51.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तवं मायाभिरप मायिनो.अधमः सवधाभिर्ये अधि शुप्तावजुह्वत | तवं पिप्रोर्न्र्मणः परारुजः पुरः पर रजिश्वानं दस्युहत्येष्वाविथ

IAST Romanisation

tvaṃ māyābhirapa māyino.adhamaḥ svadhābhirye adhi śuptāvajuhvata | tvaṃ piprornṛmaṇaḥ prārujaḥ puraḥ pra ṛjiśvānaṃ dasyuhatyeṣvāvitha

English Translation (Griffith)

With wondrous might thou blewest enchanter fiends away, with powers celestial those who called on thee in jest. Thou, hero-hearted, hast broken down Pipru's forts, and helped Ṛjiśvan when the Dasyus were struck dead.

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