Rig Veda · 6.17.10
Rig Veda 6.17.10 — Indra
Verse 10 of 15 from Sukta 6.17 (Indra) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 6.17.10
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अध तवष्टा ते मह उग्र वज्रं सहस्रभ्र्ष्टिं वव्र्तच्छताश्रिम | निकाममरमणसं येन नवन्तमहिं सं पिणग्र्जीषिन
IAST Romanisation
adha tvaṣṭā te maha ughra vajraṃ sahasrabhṛṣṭiṃ vavṛtacchatāśrim | nikāmamaramaṇasaṃ yena navantamahiṃ saṃ piṇaghṛjīṣin
English Translation (Griffith)
Yea, Strong One! Tvaṣṭar turned for thee, the Mighty, the bolt with thousand spikes and hundred edges, Eager and prompt at will, wherewith thou crushedst the boasting Dragon, O impetuous Hero.
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