Rigveda 3.032.06
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 32 · Verse 3.32.6
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
त्वम॒पो यद्ध॑ वृ॒त्रं ज॑घ॒न्वाँ अत्या॑ँ इव॒ प्रासृ॑जः॒ सर्त॒वाजौ । शया॑नमिन्द्र॒ चर॑ता व॒धेन॑ वव्रि॒वांसं॒ परि॑ दे॒वीरदे॑वम्
tvamapo yaddha vṛtraṃ jaghanvām̐ atyām̐ iva prāsṛjaḥ sartavājau śayānamindra caratā vadhena vavrivāṃsaṃ pari devīradevam
You, Waters, who smote Vritra, cast him away like a stone; as Indra moved in slumber he slew, overturning multitudes; around the gods and goddesses he ranged with destroying might.
Inasmuch as you have slain with active strife the slumbering, darking, water-investing Vṛtra, you have let forth the bright waters like horses (rushing) into battle.
When thou didst loose the streams to run like racers in the swift contest, having smitten Vrtra With flying weapon where he lay, O Indra, and, godless, kept the Goddesses encompassed.