Rig Veda · 2.11.18
Rig Veda 2.11.18 — Indra
Verse 18 of 21 from Sukta 2.11 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.11.18
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
धिष्वा शवः शूर येन वर्त्रमवाभिनद दानुमौर्णवाभम | अपाव्र्णोर्ज्योतिरार्याय नि सव्यतः सादि दस्युरिन्द्र
IAST Romanisation
dhiṣvā śavaḥ śūra yena vṛtramavābhinad dānumaurṇavābham | apāvṛṇorjyotirāryāya ni savyataḥ sādi dasyurindra
English Translation (Griffith)
Hero, assume the might wherewith thou clavest Vṛtra piecemeal, the Dānava Aurṇavābha. Thou hast disclosed the light to light the Ārya: on thy left hand, O Indra, sank the Dasyu.
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