Rig Veda · 8.95.8
Rig Veda 8.95.8 — Indra
Verse 8 of 9 from Sukta 8.95 (HYMN III. Indra) in Mandala 8 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 8.95.8
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
इन्द्र शुद्धो न आ गहि शुद्धः शुद्धाभिरूतिभिः | शुद्धो रयिं नि धारय शुद्धो ममद्धि सोम्यः
IAST Romanisation
indra śuddho na ā ghahi śuddhaḥ śuddhābhirūtibhiḥ | śuddho rayiṃ ni dhāraya śuddho mamaddhi somyaḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
He who hath. overtaken Krvi with his might, and silenced Śuṣṇa with deathbolts,— When he supported yonder heaven and spread it out, then first the son of earth was born.
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