Rig Veda · 1.81.4
Rig Veda 1.81.4 — Indra
Verse 4 of 9 from Sukta 1.81 (Indra) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.81.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
करत्वामहाननुष्वधं भीम आ वाव्र्धे शवः | शरियर्ष्व उपाकयोर्नि शिप्री हरिवान दधे हस्तयोर्वज्रमायसम
IAST Romanisation
kratvāmahānanuṣvadhaṃ bhīma ā vāvṛdhe śavaḥ | śriyaṛṣva upākayorni śiprī harivān dadhe hastayorvajramāyasam
English Translation (Griffith)
Mighty through wisdom, as he lists, terrible, he hath waxed in strength. Lord of Bay Steeds, strong-jawed, sublime, he in joined hands for glory's sake hath grasped his iron thunderbolt.
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