Rig Veda · 8.1.28

Rig Veda 8.1.28 — Indra

Verse 28 of 34 from Sukta 8.1 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.1.28

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तवं पुरं चरिष्ण्वं वधैः शुष्णस्य सं पिणक | तवम्भा अनु चरो अध दविता यदिन्द्र हव्यो भुवः

IAST Romanisation

tvaṃ puraṃ cariṣṇvaṃ vadhaiḥ śuṣṇasya saṃ piṇak | tvambhā anu caro adha dvitā yadindra havyo bhuvaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Śuṣṇa's quick moving castle thou hast crushed to pieces with thy bolts. Thou, Indra, from of old, hast followed after light, since we have had thee to invoke.

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