Rig Veda · 7.98.5

Rig Veda 7.98.5 — Indra

Verse 5 of 7 from Sukta 7.98 (Indra) in Mandala 7 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 7.98.5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परेन्द्रस्य वोचम परथमा कर्तानि पर नूतना मघवा या चकार | यदेद अदेवीर असहिष्ट माया अथाभवत केवलः सोमो अस्य

IAST Romanisation

prendrasya vocam prathamā kṛtāni pra nūtanā maghavā yā cakāra | yaded adevīr asahiṣṭa māyā athābhavat kevalaḥ somo asya

English Translation (Griffith)

I will declare the earliest deeds of Indra, and recent acts which Maghavan hath accomplished. When he had conquered godless wiles and magic, Soma became his own entire possession.

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