Rig Veda · 3.30.17

Rig Veda 3.30.17 — Indra

Verse 17 of 22 from Sukta 3.30 (Indra) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 3.30.17

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उद वर्ह रक्षः सहमूलमिन्द्र वर्श्चा मध्यं परत्यग्रंश्र्णीहि | आ कीवतः सललूकं चकर्थ बरह्मद्विषे तपुषिं हेतिमस्य

IAST Romanisation

ud vṛha rakṣaḥ sahamūlamindra vṛścā madhyaṃ pratyaghraṃśṛṇīhi | ā kīvataḥ salalūkaṃ cakartha brahmadviṣe tapuṣiṃ hetimasya

English Translation (Griffith)

Root up the race of Rākṣasas, O Indra rend it in front and crush it in the middle. How long hast thou bebaved as one who wavers? Cast thy hot dart at him who hates devotion:

Explanation

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