Rig Veda · 1.8.5
Rig Veda 1.8.5 — Indra
Verse 5 of 10 from Sukta 1.8 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.8.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
महानिन्द्रः परश्च नु महित्वमस्तु वज्रिणे | दयौर्नप्रथिना शवः
IAST Romanisation
mahānindraḥ paraśca nu mahitvamastu vajriṇe | dyaurnaprathinā śavaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Mighty is Indra, yea supreme; greatness be his, the Thunderer: Wide as the heaven extends his power
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