Rig Veda · 3.48.4
Rig Veda 3.48.4 — Indra
Verse 4 of 5 from Sukta 3.48 (Indra) in Mandala 3 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 3.48.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
उग्रस्तुराषाळ अभिभूत्योजा यथावशं तन्वं चक्र एषः | तवष्टारमिन्द्रो जनुषाभिभूयामुष्या सोममपिबच्चमूषु
IAST Romanisation
ughrasturāṣāḷ abhibhūtyojā yathāvaśaṃ tanvaṃ cakra eṣaḥ | tvaṣṭāramindro januṣābhibhūyāmuṣyā somamapibaccamūṣu
English Translation (Griffith)
Fierce, quickly conquering, of surpassing vigour, he framed his body even as he listed. E’en from his birth-time Indra conquered Tvaṣṭar, bore off the Soma and in beakers drank it.
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