Rig Veda · 3.30.8
Rig Veda 3.30.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 22 from Sukta 3.30 (Indra) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 3.30.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
सहदानुं पुरुहूत कषियन्तमहस्तमिन्द्र सं पिणक कुणारुम | अभि वर्त्रं वर्धमानं पियारुमपादमिन्द्र तवसा जघन्थ
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sahadānuṃ puruhūta kṣiyantamahastamindra saṃ piṇak kuṇārum | abhi vṛtraṃ vardhamānaṃ piyārumapādamindra tavasā jaghantha
English Translation (Griffith)
Thou, Indra, Much-invoked! didst crush to pieces Kunaru handless fiend who dwelt with Danu. Thou with might, Indra, smotest dead the scorner, the footless Vṛtra as he waxed in vigour.
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