Rig Veda · 1.55.2

Rig Veda 1.55.2 — Indra

Verse 2 of 8 from Sukta 1.55 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.55.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सो अर्णवो न नद्यः समुद्रियः परति गर्भ्णाति विश्रिता वरीमभिः | इन्द्रः सोमस्य पीतये वर्षायते सनात स युध्म ओजसा पनस्यते

IAST Romanisation

so arṇavo na nadyaḥ samudriyaḥ prati ghṛbhṇāti viśritā varīmabhiḥ | indraḥ somasya pītaye vṛṣāyate sanāt sa yudhma ojasā panasyate

English Translation (Griffith)

Like as the watery ocean, so doth he receive the rivers spread on all sides in their ample width. He bears him like a bull to drink of Soma juice, and will, as Warrior from of old, be praised for might.

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