Rig Veda · 8.12.7

Rig Veda 8.12.7 — Indra

Verse 7 of 33 from Sukta 8.12 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 8.12.7

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ववक्षुरस्य केतवो उत वज्रो गभस्त्योः | यत सूर्यो न रोदसी अवर्धयत

IAST Romanisation

vavakṣurasya ketavo uta vajro ghabhastyoḥ | yat sūryo na rodasī avardhayat

English Translation (Griffith)

The beams that mark him have grown strong, the thunder rests between his arms, When, like the Sun, he hath increased both Heaven and Earth.

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