Rig Veda · 6.47.18

Rig Veda 6.47.18 — Indra, Etc

Verse 18 of 31 from Sukta 6.47 (Indra, Etc) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 6.47.18

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

रूपं-रूपं परतिरूपो बभूव तदस्य रूपं परतिचक्षणाय | इन्द्रो मायाभिः पुरुरूप ईयते युक्ता हयस्य हरयःशता दश

IAST Romanisation

rūpaṃ-rūpaṃ pratirūpo babhūva tadasya rūpaṃ praticakṣaṇāya | indro māyābhiḥ pururūpa īyate yuktā hyasya harayaḥśatā daśa

English Translation (Griffith)

In every figure he hath been the mode: this is his only form for us to look on. Indra moves multiform by his illusions; for his Bay Steeds are yoked, ten times a hundred.

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