Rig Veda · 10.23.5
Rig Veda 10.23.5 — Indra
Verse 5 of 7 from Sukta 10.23 (Indra) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.23.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यो वाचा विवाचो मर्ध्रवाचः पुरू सहस्राशिवा जघान | तत-तदिदस्य पौंस्यं गर्णीमसि पितेव यस्तविषींवाव्र्धे शवः
IAST Romanisation
yo vācā vivāco mṛdhravācaḥ purū sahasrāśivā jaghāna | tat-tadidasya pauṃsyaṃ ghṛṇīmasi piteva yastaviṣīṃvāvṛdhe śavaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
We laud and praise his several deeds of valour who, fatherlike, with power hath made us stronger; Who with his voice slew many thousand wicked ones who spake in varied manners with contemptuous cries.
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