Rig Veda · Mandala 10 · Sukta 171
Rig Veda 10.171 — Indra
Deity: Indra. Rishi family (Mandala 10): Many seers — generally considered latest in composition. This Sukta contains 4 verses presented below in Devanagari Sanskrit, IAST romanisation, and Ralph T. H. Griffith's English translation. Click any verse to read a fuller explanation.
Verses
Rig Veda 10.171.1
तवं तयमिटतो रथमिन्द्र परावः सुतावतः | अश्र्णोः सोमिनो हवम
tvaṃ tyamiṭato rathamindra prāvaḥ sutāvataḥ | aśṛṇoḥ somino havam
Rig Veda 10.171.2
तवं मखस्य दोधतः शिरो.अव तवचो भरः | अगछःसोमिनो गर्हम
tvaṃ makhasya dodhataḥ śiro.ava tvaco bharaḥ | aghachaḥsomino ghṛham
Thou from his skin hast borne the head of the swift-moving combatant, And sought the Soma-pourer's home.
Rig Veda 10.171.3
तवं तयमिन्द्र मर्त्यमास्त्रबुध्नाय वेन्यम | मुहुःश्रथ्ना मनस्यवे
tvaṃ tyamindra martyamāstrabudhnāya venyam | muhuḥśrathnā manasyave
Venya, that mortal man, hast thou, for Āstrabudhna the devout, O Indra, many a time set free.
Rig Veda 10.171.4
तवं तयमिन्द्र सूर्यं पश्चा सन्तं पुरस कर्धि | देवानां चित तिरो वशम
tvaṃ tyamindra sūryaṃ paścā santaṃ puras kṛdhi | devānāṃ cit tiro vaśam
Bring, Indra, to the east again that Sun who now is in the west, Even against the will of Gods.
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