Rig Veda · 10.111.5

Rig Veda 10.111.5 — Indra

Verse 5 of 10 from Sukta 10.111 (Indra) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.111.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

इन्द्रो दिवः परतिमानं पर्थिव्या विश्वा वेद सवना हन्तिशुष्णम | महीं चिद दयामातनोत सूर्येण चास्कम्भ चित्कम्भनेन सकभीयान

IAST Romanisation

indro divaḥ pratimānaṃ pṛthivyā viśvā veda savanā hantiśuṣṇam | mahīṃ cid dyāmātanot sūryeṇa cāskambha citkambhanena skabhīyān

English Translation (Griffith)

The counterpart of heaven and earth is Indra: he knoweth all libations, slayeth Śuṣṇa. The vast sky with the Sun hath he extended, and, best otpillars, stayed it with a pillar.

Explanation

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