Rig Veda · 3.36.8
Rig Veda 3.36.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 11 from Sukta 3.36 (Indra) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 3.36.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
हरदा इव कुक्षयः सोमधानाः समी विव्याच सवना पुरूणि | अन्ना यदिन्द्रः परथमा वयाश वर्त्रं जघन्वानव्र्णीत सोमम
IAST Romanisation
hradā iva kukṣayaḥ somadhānāḥ samī vivyāca savanā purūṇi | annā yadindraḥ prathamā vyāśa vṛtraṃ jaghanvānavṛṇīta somam
English Translation (Griffith)
Like lakes appear his flanks filled full with Soma: yea, he contains libations in abundance. When Indra had consumed the first sweet viands, he, after slaying Vṛtra, claimed the Soma.
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