Rigveda 3.036.08
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 36 · Verse 3.36.8
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ह्र॒दा इ॑व कु॒क्षयः॑ सोम॒धानाः॒ समी॑ विव्याच॒ सव॑ना पु॒रूणि॑ । अन्ना॒ यदिन्द्रः॑ प्रथ॒मा व्याश॑ वृ॒त्रं ज॑घ॒न्वाँ अ॑वृणीत॒ सोम॑म्
hradā iva kukṣayaḥ somadhānāḥ samī vivyāca savanā purūṇi annā yadindraḥ prathamā vyāśa vṛtraṃ jaghanvām̐ avṛṇīta somam
Like a lake are the hollows where the Soma gathers; he spread forth the full streams with the people. That which Indra first opened, he pierced the Vritra’s belly and uncovered the Soma.
The stomach of Indra (is) as capacious (a receptacle) of Soma, as a lake, for he has partaken of it at many sacrifices; and inasmuch as he has eaten the first (sacrificial) viands, he has been the slayer of Vṛtra, and has shared the Soma (with the gods).
Like lakes appear his flanks filled full with Soma: yea, he contains libations in abundance. When Indra had consumed the first sweet viands, he, after slaying Vrtra, claimed the Soma.