Rig Veda · 6.47.2

Rig Veda 6.47.2 — Indra, Etc

Verse 2 of 31 from Sukta 6.47 (Indra, Etc) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 6.47.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अयं सवादुरिह मदिष्ठ आस यस्येन्द्रो वर्त्रहत्ये ममाद | पुरूणि यश्च्यौत्ना शम्बरस्य वि नवतिं नव च देह्यो हन

IAST Romanisation

ayaṃ svāduriha madiṣṭha āsa yasyendro vṛtrahatye mamāda | purūṇi yaścyautnā śambarasya vi navatiṃ nava ca dehyo han

English Translation (Griffith)

This sweet juice here had mightiest power to gladden: it boldened Indra when he siaughtered Vṛtra, When he defeated Śambara's many onslaughts, and battered down his nineand ninety ramparts.

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