Rig Veda · 1.80.5
Rig Veda 1.80.5 — Indra
Verse 5 of 16 from Sukta 1.80 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.80.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इन्द्रो वर्त्रस्य दोधतः सानुं वज्रेण हीळितः | अभिक्रम्याव जिघ्नते.अपः सर्माय चोदयन्नर्चन्न...
IAST Romanisation
indro vṛtrasya dodhataḥ sānuṃ vajreṇa hīḷitaḥ | abhikramyāva jighnate.apaḥ sarmāya codayannarcann...
English Translation (Griffith)
The wrathful Indra with his bolt of thunder rushing on the foe, Smote fierce on trembling Vṛtra's back, and loosed the waters free to run, lauding his own imperial sway.
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