Rig Veda · 2.20.5

Rig Veda 2.20.5 — Indra

Verse 5 of 9 from Sukta 2.20 (Indra) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 2.20.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सो अङगिरसामुचथा जुजुष्वान बरह्मा तूतोदिन्द्रो गातुमिष्णन | मुष्णन्नुषसः सूर्येण सतवानश्नस्य चिच्छिश्नथत पूर्व्याणि

IAST Romanisation

so aṅghirasāmucathā jujuṣvān brahmā tūtodindro ghātumiṣṇan | muṣṇannuṣasaḥ sūryeṇa stavānaśnasya cicchiśnathat pūrvyāṇi

English Translation (Griffith)

He, Indra whom the Aṅgirases' praise delighted, strengthened their prayer and made their goings prosper. Stealing away the mornings with the sunlight, he, lauded, crushed even Aśna's ancient powers.

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