Rig Veda · 1.56.5
Rig Veda 1.56.5 — Indra
Verse 5 of 6 from Sukta 1.56 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.56.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
वि यत तिरो धरुणमच्युतं रजो.अतिष्ठिपो दिव आतासुबर्हणा | सवर्मीळ्हे यन मद इन्द्र हर्ष्याहन वर्त्रं निरपामौब्जो अर्णवम
IAST Romanisation
vi yat tiro dharuṇamacyutaṃ rajo.atiṣṭhipo diva ātāsubarhaṇā | svarmīḷhe yan mada indra harṣyāhan vṛtraṃ nirapāmaubjo arṇavam
English Translation (Griffith)
When thou with might, upon the framework of the heaven, didst fix, across, air's region firmly, unremoved, In the light-winning war, Indra, in rapturous joy, thou smotest Vṛtra dead and broughtest floods of rain.
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