Rig Veda · 4.18.11

Rig Veda 4.18.11 — Indra and Others

Verse 11 of 13 from Sukta 4.18 (Indra and Others) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.18.11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

उत माता महिषम अन्व अवेनद अमी तवा जहति पुत्र देवाः | अथाब्रवीद वर्त्रम इन्द्रो हनिष्यन सखे विष्णो वितरं वि करमस्व

IAST Romanisation

uta mātā mahiṣam anv avenad amī tvā jahati putra devāḥ | athābravīd vṛtram indro haniṣyan sakhe viṣṇo vitaraṃ vi kramasva

English Translation (Griffith)

Then to her mighty Child the Mother turned her, saying, My son, these Deities forsake thee. Then Indra said, about to slaughter Vṛtra, O my friend Vṛtra, stride full boldly forward.

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