Rig Veda · 6.17.5
Rig Veda 6.17.5 — Indra
Verse 5 of 15 from Sukta 6.17 (Indra) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 6.17.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
येभिः सूर्यमुषसं मन्दसानो.अवासयो.अप दर्ल्हानि दर्द्रत | महामद्रिं परि गा इन्द्र सन्तं नुत्था अच्युतं सदसस परि सवात
IAST Romanisation
yebhiḥ sūryamuṣasaṃ mandasāno.avāsayo.apa dṛlhāni dardrat | mahāmadriṃ pari ghā indra santaṃ nutthā acyutaṃ sadasas pari svāt
English Translation (Griffith)
Gladdened whereby, bursting the firm enclosures, thou gavest splendour to the Sun and Morning. The mighty rock that compassed in the cattle, ne’er moved, thou shookest from its seat, O Indra.
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