Rig Veda · 1.55.3
Rig Veda 1.55.3 — Indra
Verse 3 of 8 from Sukta 1.55 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.55.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तवं तमिन्द्र पर्वतं न भोजसे महो नर्म्णस्य धर्मणामिरज्यसि | पर वीर्येण देवताति चेकिते विश्वस्मा उग्रः कर्मणे पुरोहितः
IAST Romanisation
tvaṃ tamindra parvataṃ na bhojase maho nṛmṇasya dharmaṇāmirajyasi | pra vīryeṇa devatāti cekite viśvasmā ughraḥ karmaṇe purohitaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Thou swayest, Indra, all kinds of great manly power, so as to bend, as’t were, even that famed mountain down. Foremost among the Gods is he through hero might, set in the van, the Strong One, for each arduous deed.
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