Rig Veda · 4.16.6
Rig Veda 4.16.6 — Indra
Verse 6 of 21 from Sukta 4.16 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.16.6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
विश्वानि शक्रो नर्याणि विद्वान अपो रिरेच सखिभिर निकामैः | अश्मानं चिद ये बिभिदुर वचोभिर वरजं गोमन्तम उशिजो वि वव्रुः
IAST Romanisation
viśvāni śakro naryāṇi vidvān apo rireca sakhibhir nikāmaiḥ | aśmānaṃ cid ye bibhidur vacobhir vrajaṃ ghomantam uśijo vi vavruḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Śakra who knoweth well all human actions hath with his eager Friends let loose the waters. They with their songs cleft e’en the mountain open and willingly disclosed the stall of cattle.
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