Rig Veda · 6.17.12
Rig Veda 6.17.12 — Indra
Verse 12 of 15 from Sukta 6.17 (Indra) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 6.17.12
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
आ कषोदो महि वर्तं नदीनां परिष्ठितमस्र्ज ऊर्मिमपाम | तासामनु परवत इन्द्र पन्थां परार्दयो नीचीरपसः समुद्रम
IAST Romanisation
ā kṣodo mahi vṛtaṃ nadīnāṃ pariṣṭhitamasṛja ūrmimapām | tāsāmanu pravata indra panthāṃ prārdayo nīcīrapasaḥ samudram
English Translation (Griffith)
Thou settest free the rushing wave of waters, the floods' great swell encompassed and obstructed. Along steep slopes their course thou tumedst, Indra, directed downward, speeding to the ocean.
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