Rig Veda · 2.30.5
Rig Veda 2.30.5 — Indra and Others
Verse 5 of 11 from Sukta 2.30 (Indra and Others) in Mandala 2 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 2.30.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अव कषिप दिवो अश्मानमुच्चा येन शत्रुं मन्दसानो निजूर्वाः | तोकस्य सातौ तनयस्य भूरेरस्मानर्धं कर्णुतादिन्द्र गोनाम
IAST Romanisation
ava kṣipa divo aśmānamuccā yena śatruṃ mandasāno nijūrvāḥ | tokasya sātau tanayasya bhūrerasmānardhaṃ kṛṇutādindra ghonām
English Translation (Griffith)
Cast down from heaven on high thy bolt of thunder wherewith in joy thou smitest dead the foeman. For gain of children make us thine, O Indra, of many children's children and of cattle.
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