Rig Veda · 10.49.8
Rig Veda 10.49.8 — Indra Vaikuntha
Verse 8 of 11 from Sukta 10.49 (Indra Vaikuntha) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.49.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अहं सप्तहा नहुषो नहुष्टरः पराश्राव यं शवसातुर्वशं यदुम | अहं नयन्यं सहसा सहस करं नवव्राधतो नवतिं च वक्षयम
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ahaṃ saptahā nahuṣo nahuṣṭaraḥ prāśrāva yaṃ śavasāturvaśaṃ yadum | ahaṃ nyanyaṃ sahasā sahas karaṃ navavrādhato navatiṃ ca vakṣayam
English Translation (Griffith)
Stronger am I than Nabus, I who slew the seven: I glorified with might Yadu and Turvaga. I brought another low, with strength I bent his strength: I let the mighty nine-and-ninety wax in power.
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