Rig Veda · 10.111.6

Rig Veda 10.111.6 — Indra

Verse 6 of 10 from Sukta 10.111 (Indra) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.111.6

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वज्रेण हि वर्त्रहा वर्त्रमस्तरदेवस्य शूशुवानस्यमायाः | वि धर्ष्णो अत्र धर्षता जघन्थाथाभवोमघवन बाह्वोजाः

IAST Romanisation

vajreṇa hi vṛtrahā vṛtramastaradevasya śūśuvānasyamāyāḥ | vi dhṛṣṇo atra dhṛṣatā jaghanthāthābhavomaghavan bāhvojāḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

The Vṛtra-slaver with his bolt felled Vṛtra: the magic of the godless, waxen mighty, Here hast thou, Bold Assailant, boldly conquered. Yea, then thine arms, O Maghavan, were potent.

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