Rig Veda · 1.61.8
Rig Veda 1.61.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 16 from Sukta 1.61 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.61.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अस्मा इदु गनाश्चिद देवपत्नीरिन्द्रायार्कमहिहत्य ऊवुः | परि दयावाप्र्थिवी जभ्र उर्वी नास्य ते महिमानं परिष्टः
IAST Romanisation
asmā idu ghnāścid devapatnīrindrāyārkamahihatya ūvuḥ | pari dyāvāpṛthivī jabhra urvī nāsya te mahimānaṃ pariṣṭaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
To him, to Indra, when he slew the Dragon, the Dames, too, Consorts of the Gods, wove praises. The mighty heaven and earth hath he encompassed: thy greatness heaven and earth, combined, exceed not.
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