Rig Veda · 8.51.8
Rig Veda 8.51.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 10 from Sukta 8.51 (Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.51.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
पर यो ननक्षे अभ्योजसा करिविं वधैः शुष्णं निघोषयन | यदेदस्तम्भीत परथयन्नमूं दिवमादिज्जनिष्ट पार्थिवः
IAST Romanisation
pra yo nanakṣe abhyojasā kriviṃ vadhaiḥ śuṣṇaṃ nighoṣayan | yadedastambhīt prathayannamūṃ divamādijjaniṣṭa pārthivaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
Praised, Indra, is this might of thine, best for the service of the Gods, That thou with power dost slay Vṛtra, O Lord of Strength.
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