Rig Veda · 5.32.7
Rig Veda 5.32.7 — Indra
Verse 7 of 12 from Sukta 5.32 (Indra) in Mandala 5 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 5.32.7
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
उद यद इन्द्रो महते दानवाय वधर यमिष्ट सहो अप्रतीतम | यद ईं वज्रस्य परभ्र्तौ ददाभ विश्वस्य जन्तोर अधमं चकार
IAST Romanisation
ud yad indro mahate dānavāya vadhar yamiṣṭa saho apratītam | yad īṃ vajrasya prabhṛtau dadābha viśvasya jantor adhamaṃ cakāra
English Translation (Griffith)
When 'gainst the mighty Dānava his weapon Indra uplifted, power which none could combat, When at the hurling of his bolt he smote him, he made him lower than all living creatures.
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