Rig Veda · 10.99.3
Rig Veda 10.99.3 — Indra
Verse 3 of 12 from Sukta 10.99 (Indra) in Mandala 10 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 10.99.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स वाजं यातापदुष्पदा यन सवर्षाता परि षदत्सनिष्यन | अनर्वा यच्छतदुरस्य वेदो घनञ्छिश्नदेवानभि वर्पसा भूत
IAST Romanisation
sa vājaṃ yātāpaduṣpadā yan svarṣātā pari ṣadatsaniṣyan | anarvā yacchatadurasya vedo ghnañchiśnadevānabhi varpasā bhūt
English Translation (Griffith)
On most auspicious path he goes to battle he toiled to win heaven's light, full fain to gain it; He seized the hundred-gated castle's treasure by craft, unchecked, and slew the lustful demons.
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