Rig Veda · 4.17.3
Rig Veda 4.17.3 — Indra
Verse 3 of 21 from Sukta 4.17 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.17.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
भिनद गिरिं शवसा वज्रम इष्णन्न आविष्क्र्ण्वानः सहसान ओजः | वधीद वर्त्रं वज्रेण मन्दसानः सरन्न आपो जवसा हतव्र्ष्णीः
IAST Romanisation
bhinad ghiriṃ śavasā vajram iṣṇann āviṣkṛṇvānaḥ sahasāna ojaḥ | vadhīd vṛtraṃ vajreṇa mandasānaḥ sarann āpo javasā hatavṛṣṇīḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Hurling his bolt with might he cleft the mountain, while, putting forth his strength, he showed his vigour. He slaughtered Vṛtra with his bolt, exulting, and, their lord slain, forth flowed the waters swiftly.
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