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Rig Veda · 4.17.4

Rig Veda 4.17.4 — Indra

Verse 4 of 21 from Sukta 4.17 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.17.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सुवीरस ते जनिता मन्यत दयौर इन्द्रस्य कर्ता सवपस्तमो भूत | य ईं जजान सवर्यं सुवज्रम अनपच्युतं सदसो न भूम

IAST Romanisation

suvīras te janitā manyata dyaur indrasya kartā svapastamo bhūt | ya īṃ jajāna svaryaṃ suvajram anapacyutaṃ sadaso na bhūma

English Translation (Griffith)

Thy Father Dyaus esteemed himself a hero: most noble was the work of Indra's Maker, His who begat the strong bolt's Lord who roareth, immovable like earth from her foundation.

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