Rig Veda · 2.30.3
Rig Veda 2.30.3 — Indra and Others
Verse 3 of 11 from Sukta 2.30 (Indra and Others) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.30.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ऊर्ध्वो हयस्थादध्यन्तरिक्षे.अधा वर्त्राय पर वधंजभार | मिहं वसान उप हीमदुद्रोत तिग्मायुधो अजयच्छत्रुमिन्द्रः
IAST Romanisation
ūrdhvo hyasthādadhyantarikṣe.adhā vṛtrāya pra vadhaṃjabhāra | mihaṃ vasāna upa hīmadudrot tighmāyudho ajayacchatrumindraḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Aloft he stood above the airy region, and against Vṛtra shot his deadly missile. Enveloped in a cloud he rushed upon him. Indra subdued the foe with sharpened weapons.
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