Rig Veda · 8.6.6
Rig Veda 8.6.6
Verse 6 of 48 from Sukta 8.6 (HYMN VI Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.6.6
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
वि चिद वर्त्रस्य दोधतो वज्रेण शतपर्वणा | शिरो बिभेदव्र्ष्णिना
IAST Romanisation
vi cid vṛtrasya dodhato vajreṇa śataparvaṇā | śiro bibhedavṛṣṇinā
English Translation (Griffith)
The fiercely-moving Vṛtra's head he severed with his thunderbolt, His mighty hundred-knotted bolt.
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