Rig Veda · 2.13.5

Rig Veda 2.13.5 — Indra

Verse 5 of 13 from Sukta 2.13 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.13.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अधाक्र्णोः पर्थिवीं सन्द्र्शे दिवे यो धौतीनामहिहन्नारिणक पथः | तं तवा सतोमेभिरुदभिर्न वाजिनं देवं देवा अजनन सास्युक्थ्यः

IAST Romanisation

adhākṛṇoḥ pṛthivīṃ sandṛśe dive yo dhautīnāmahihannāriṇak pathaḥ | taṃ tvā stomebhirudabhirna vājinaṃ devaṃ devā ajanan sāsyukthyaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Thou hast created earth to look upon the sky: thou, slaying Ahi, settest free the river's paths. Thee, such, a God, the Gods have quickened with their lauds, even as a steed with waters: meet for praise art thou.

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