Rig Veda · 1.85.9
Rig Veda 1.85.9 — Maruts
Verse 9 of 12 from Sukta 1.85 (Maruts) in Mandala 1 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 1.85.9
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
तवष्टा यद वज्रं सुक्र्तं हिरण्ययं सहस्रभ्र्ष्टिं सवपा अवर्तयत | धत्त इन्द्रो नर्यपांसि कर्तवे.अहन वर्त्रं निरपामौब्जदर्णवम
IAST Romanisation
tvaṣṭā yad vajraṃ sukṛtaṃ hiraṇyayaṃ sahasrabhṛṣṭiṃ svapā avartayat | dhatta indro naryapāṃsi kartave.ahan vṛtraṃ nirapāmaubjadarṇavam
English Translation (Griffith)
When Tvaṣṭar deft of hand had turned the thunderbolt, golden, with thousand edges, fashioned more skilfully, Indra received it to perform heroic deeds. Vṛtra he slew, and forced the flood of water forth.
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