Rig Veda · 2.11.5
Rig Veda 2.11.5 — Indra
Verse 5 of 21 from Sukta 2.11 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.11.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
गुहा हितं गुह्यं गूळ्हमप्स्वपीव्र्तं मायिनं कषियन्तम | उतो अपो दयां तस्तभ्वांसमहन्नहिं शूर वीर्येण
IAST Romanisation
ghuhā hitaṃ ghuhyaṃ ghūḷhamapsvapīvṛtaṃ māyinaṃ kṣiyantam | uto apo dyāṃ tastabhvāṃsamahannahiṃ śūra vīryeṇa
English Translation (Griffith)
Hero, thou slewest in thy valour Ahi concealed in depths, mysterious, great enchanter, Dwelling enveloped deep within the waters, him who checked heaven and stayed the floods from flowing.
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