Rig Veda · 2.17.4
Rig Veda 2.17.4 — Indra
Verse 4 of 9 from Sukta 2.17 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.17.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अधा यो विश्वा भुवनाभि मज्मनेशानक्र्त परवया अभ्यवर्धत | आद रोदसी जयोतिषा वह्निरातनोत सीव्यन तमांसि दुधिता समव्ययत
IAST Romanisation
adhā yo viśvā bhuvanābhi majmaneśānakṛt pravayā abhyavardhata | ād rodasī jyotiṣā vahnirātanot sīvyan tamāṃsi dudhitā samavyayat
English Translation (Griffith)
He made himself by might Lord of all living things, and strong in vital power waxed great above them all. He, borne on high, o’erspread with light the heaven and earth, and, sewing up the turbid darkness, closed it in.
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