Rig Veda · 5.30.5
Rig Veda 5.30.5 — Indra
Verse 5 of 15 from Sukta 5.30 (Indra) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 5.30.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
परो यत तवम परम आजनिष्ठाः परावति शरुत्यं नाम बिभ्रत | अतश चिद इन्द्राद अभयन्त देवा विश्वा अपो अजयद दासपत्नीः
IAST Romanisation
paro yat tvam parama ājaniṣṭhāḥ parāvati śrutyaṃ nāma bibhrat | ataś cid indrād abhayanta devā viśvā apo ajayad dāsapatnīḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
When thou wast born supremest at a distance, bearing a name renowned in far-off regions, Since then e’en Gods have been afraid of Indra: he conquered all the floods which served the Dāsa.
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