Rigveda 2.030.03
Rigveda · Mandala 2, Sukta 30 · Verse 2.30.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ऊ॒र्ध्वो ह्यस्था॒दध्य॒न्तरि॒क्षेऽधा॑ वृ॒त्राय॒ प्र व॒धं ज॑भार । मिहं॒ वसा॑न॒ उप॒ हीमदु॑द्रोत्ति॒ग्मायु॑धो अजय॒च्छत्रु॒मिन्द्रः॑
ūrdhvo hyasthādadhyantarikṣe'dhā vṛtrāya pra vadhaṃ jabhāra mihaṃ vasāna upa hīmadudrottigmāyudho ajayacchatrumindraḥ
High above and beneath, in mid‑air, he pierced Vṛtra and slew him; here the treasures rose, the weapon sprang forth — Indra conquered the hostile banner.
Inasmuch as he had soared aloft above the firmament Indra hurled against Vṛtra his destructive (thunderbolt); enveloped in a cloud, he rushed upon Indra, but the wielder of the sharp-edged weapon triumphed over his foe.
Aloft he stood above the airy region, and against Vrtra shot his deadly missile. Enveloped in a cloud he rushed upon him. Indra subdued the foe with sharpened weapons.