Rig Veda · 4.30.8
Rig Veda 4.30.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 24 from Sukta 4.30 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.30.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
एतद घेद उत वीर्यम इन्द्र चकर्थ पौंस्यम | सत्रियं यद दुर्हणायुवं वधीर दुहितरं दिवः
IAST Romanisation
etad ghed uta vīryam indra cakartha pauṃsyam | striyaṃ yad durhaṇāyuvaṃ vadhīr duhitaraṃ divaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
And this heroic deed of might thou, Indra, also hast achieved, That thou didst smite to death the Dame, Heaven's Daughter, meditating ill.
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