Rig Veda · 4.18.9
Rig Veda 4.18.9 — Indra and Others
Verse 9 of 13 from Sukta 4.18 (Indra and Others) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.18.9
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
ममच चन ते मघवन वयंसो निविविध्वां अप हनू जघान | अधा निविद्ध उत्तरो बभूवाञ छिरो दासस्य सम पिणक वधेन
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mamac cana te maghavan vyaṃso nivividhvāṃ apa hanū jaghāna | adhā nividdha uttaro babhūvāñ chiro dāsasya sam piṇak vadhena
English Translation (Griffith)
Thou art mine own, O Maghavan, whom Vyaṁsa struck to the ground and smote thy jaws in pieces. But, smitten through, the mastery thou wonnest, and with thy bolt the Dāsa's head thou crushedst.
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