Rig Veda · 6.72.3
Rig Veda 6.72.3 — Indra-Soma
Verse 3 of 5 from Sukta 6.72 (Indra-Soma) in Mandala 6 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 6.72.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इन्द्रासोमावहिमपः परिष्ठां हथो वर्त्रमनु वां दयौरमन्यत | परार्णांस्यैरयतं नदीनामा समुद्राणिपप्रथुः पुरूणि
IAST Romanisation
indrāsomāvahimapaḥ pariṣṭhāṃ hatho vṛtramanu vāṃ dyauramanyata | prārṇāṃsyairayataṃ nadīnāmā samudrāṇipaprathuḥ purūṇi
English Translation (Griffith)
Ye slew the flood -obstructing serpent Vṛtra, Indra and Soma: Heaven approved your exploit. Ye urged to speed the currents of the rivers, and many seas have ye filled full with waters.
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