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Rigveda 4.030.08

Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 30 · Verse 4.30.8

rigvedamandala-4sukta-30वामदेवो गौतमःइन्द्रः९-११ इन्द्रोषसोगायत्री८-२४ अनुष्टुप्Deity HymnIndra SuktaStrengthVictorydeity-hymnindra-sukta

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Rishi (Seer)
Devatā (Deity)
Chandas (Meter)
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Sanskrit Original

ए॒तद्घेदु॒त वी॒र्य१॒॑मिन्द्र॑ च॒कर्थ॒ पौंस्य॑म् । स्त्रियं॒ यद्दु॑र्हणा॒युवं॒ वधी॑र्दुहि॒तरं॑ दि॒वः

etadgheduta vīrya1mindra cakartha pauṃsyam striyaṃ yaddurhaṇāyuvaṃ vadhīrduhitaraṃ divaḥ

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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

This heroic deed Indra fashioned as his strength for the cattle. If a woman is hard to win, you struck down the hostile one who harmed the herd by day.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

Inasmuch, Indra, as you have displayed such manly prowess, you have slain the woman, the daughter of the sky, when meditating mischief.

📖 Book ReferenceRalph T.H. GriffithThe Rig Veda, 1896Source ↗

And this heroic deed of might thou, Indra, also hast achieved, That thou didst smite to death the Dame, Heaven's Daughter, meditating ill.