Rig Veda · 2.16.2
Rig Veda 2.16.2 — Indra
Verse 2 of 9 from Sukta 2.16 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.16.2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
यस्मादिन्द्राद बर्हतः किं चनें रते विश्वान्यस्मिन सम्भ्र्ताधि वीर्या | जठरे सोमं तन्वी सहो महो हस्ते वज्रं भरति शीर्षणि करतुम
IAST Romanisation
yasmādindrād bṛhataḥ kiṃ caneṃ ṛte viśvānyasmin sambhṛtādhi vīryā | jaṭhare somaṃ tanvī saho maho haste vajraṃ bharati śīrṣaṇi kratum
English Translation (Griffith)
Without whom naught exists, Indra the Lofty One; in whom alone all powers heroic are combined. The Soma is within him, in his frame vast strength, the thunder in his hand and wisdom in his head.
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