Rig Veda · 10.54.2

Rig Veda 10.54.2 — Indra

Verse 2 of 6 from Sukta 10.54 (Indra) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 10.54.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यदचरस्तन्वा वाव्र्धानो बलानीन्द्र परब्रुवाणो जनेषु | मायेत सा ते यानि युद्धान्याहुर्नाद्य शत्रुं ननुपुरा विवित्से

IAST Romanisation

yadacarastanvā vāvṛdhāno balānīndra prabruvāṇo janeṣu | māyet sā te yāni yuddhānyāhurnādya śatruṃ nanupurā vivitse

English Translation (Griffith)

When thou wast roaming, waxen strong in body, telling thy might, Indra, among the people, All that men called thy battles was illusion: no foe hast thou to-day, nor erst hast found one.

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