Rig Veda · 1.61.10
Rig Veda 1.61.10 — Indra
Verse 10 of 16 from Sukta 1.61 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.61.10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अस्येदेव शवसा शुषन्तं वि वर्श्चद वज्रेण वर्त्रमिन्द्रः | गा न वराणा अवनीरमुञ्चदभि शरवो दावने सचेताः
IAST Romanisation
asyedeva śavasā śuṣantaṃ vi vṛścad vajreṇa vṛtramindraḥ | ghā na vrāṇā avanīramuñcadabhi śravo dāvane sacetāḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Through his own strength Indra with bolt of thunder cut piece-meal Vṛtra, drier up of waters. He let the floods go free, like cows imprisoned, for glory, with a heart inclined to bounty.
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