Rig Veda · 4.19.8
Rig Veda 4.19.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 11 from Sukta 4.19 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.19.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पूर्वीर उषसः शरदश च गूर्ता वर्त्रं जघन्वां अस्र्जद वि सिन्धून | परिष्ठिता अत्र्णद बद्बधानाः सीरा इन्द्रः सरवितवे पर्थिव्या
IAST Romanisation
pūrvīr uṣasaḥ śaradaś ca ghūrtā vṛtraṃ jaghanvāṃ asṛjad vi sindhūn | pariṣṭhitā atṛṇad badbadhānāḥ sīrā indraḥ sravitave pṛthivyā
English Translation (Griffith)
Through many a morn and many a lovely autumn, having slain Vṛtra, he set free the rivers. Indra hath set at liberty to wander on earth the streams encompassed pressed together.
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