Rig Veda · 1.52.8
Rig Veda 1.52.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 15 from Sukta 1.52 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.52.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जघन्वानु हरिभिः सम्भ्र्तक्रतविन्द्र वर्त्रं मनुषे गातुयन्नपः | अयछथा बाह्वोर्वज्रमायसमधारयो दिव्या सूर्यं दर्शे
IAST Romanisation
jaghanvānu haribhiḥ sambhṛtakratavindra vṛtraṃ manuṣe ghātuyannapaḥ | ayachathā bāhvorvajramāyasamadhārayo divyā sūryaṃ dṛśe
English Translation (Griffith)
When, Indra, thou whose power is linked with thy Bay Steeds hadst smitten Vṛtra, causing floods to flow for man, Thou heldst in thine arms the metal thunderbolt, and settest in the heaven the Sun for all to see.
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