Rig Veda · 1.80.13

Rig Veda 1.80.13 — Indra

Verse 13 of 16 from Sukta 1.80 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 1.80.13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यद वर्त्रं तव चशनिं वज्रेण समयोधयः | अहिमिन्द्रजिघांसतो दिवि ते बद्बधे शवो.अर्चन्न...

IAST Romanisation

yad vṛtraṃ tava caśaniṃ vajreṇa samayodhayaḥ | ahimindrajighāṃsato divi te badbadhe śavo.arcann...

English Translation (Griffith)

When with the thunder thou didst make thy dart and Vṛtra meet in war, Thy might, O Indra, fain to slay the Dragon, was set firm in heaven, lauding thine own imperial sway.

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