Rig Veda · 5.31.11

Rig Veda 5.31.11 — Indra

Verse 11 of 13 from Sukta 5.31 (Indra) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 5.31.11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

सूरश चिद रथम परितक्म्यायाम पूर्वं करद उपरं जूजुवांसम | भरच चक्रम एतशः सं रिणाति पुरो दधत सनिष्यति करतुं नः

IAST Romanisation

sūraś cid ratham paritakmyāyām pūrvaṃ karad uparaṃ jūjuvāṃsam | bharac cakram etaśaḥ saṃ riṇāti puro dadhat saniṣyati kratuṃ naḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

When night was near its close he carried forward e’en the Sun's chariot backward in its running. Etaga brought his wheel and firmly stays it: setting it eastward he shall give us courage.

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