Rig Veda · 7.20.2

Rig Veda 7.20.2 — Indra

Verse 2 of 10 from Sukta 7.20 (Indra) in Mandala 7 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 7.20.2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

हन्त वर्त्रमिन्द्रः शूशुवानः परावीन नु वीरो जरितारमूती | कर्ता सुदासे अह वा उ लोकं दाता वसु मुहुरा दाशुषे भूत

IAST Romanisation

hanta vṛtramindraḥ śūśuvānaḥ prāvīn nu vīro jaritāramūtī | kartā sudāse aha vā u lokaṃ dātā vasu muhurā dāśuṣe bhūt

English Translation (Griffith)

Waxing greatness Indra slayeth Vṛtra: the Hero with his aid hath helped the singer. He gave Sudās wide room and space, and often hath granted wealth to him who brought oblations.

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