Rig Veda · 2.19.2
Rig Veda 2.19.2 — Indra
Verse 2 of 9 from Sukta 2.19 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.19.2
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अस्य मन्दानो मध्वो वज्रहस्तो.अहिमिन्द्रो अर्णोव्र्तं वि वर्श्चत | पर यद वयो स सवसराण्यछा परयांसि च नदीनां चक्रमन्त
IAST Romanisation
asya mandāno madhvo vajrahasto.ahimindro arṇovṛtaṃ vi vṛścat | pra yad vayo sa svasarāṇyachā prayāṃsi ca nadīnāṃ cakramanta
English Translation (Griffith)
Cheered by this meath Indra, whose hand wields thunder, rent piecemeal Ahi who barred up the waters, So that the quickening currents of the rivers flowed forth like birds unto their resting-places.
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