Rig Veda · 6.17.9
Rig Veda 6.17.9 — Indra
Verse 9 of 15 from Sukta 6.17 (Indra) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 6.17.9
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
अध दयौश्चित ते अप सा नु वज्राद दवितानमद भियसा सवस्य मन्योः | अहिं यदिन्द्रो अभ्योहसानं नि चिद विश्वायुः शयथे जघान
IAST Romanisation
adha dyauścit te apa sā nu vajrād dvitānamad bhiyasā svasya manyoḥ | ahiṃ yadindro abhyohasānaṃ ni cid viśvāyuḥ śayathe jaghāna
English Translation (Griffith)
Yea, e’en that heaven itself of old bent backward before thy bolt, in terror of its anger, When Indra, life of every living creature, smote down within his lair the assailing Dragon.
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