Rig Veda · 2.17.5
Rig Veda 2.17.5 — Indra
Verse 5 of 9 from Sukta 2.17 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.17.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
स पराचीनान पर्वतान दरंहदोजसाधराचीनमक्र्णोदपामपः | अधारयत पर्थिवीं विश्वधायसमस्तभ्नान मायया दयामवस्रसः
IAST Romanisation
sa prācīnān parvatān dṛṃhadojasādharācīnamakṛṇodapāmapaḥ | adhārayat pṛthivīṃ viśvadhāyasamastabhnān māyayā dyāmavasrasaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
He with his might made firm the forward-bending hills, the downward rushing of the waters he ordained. Fast he upheld the earth that nourisheth all life, and stayed the heaven from falling by his wondrous skill.
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