Rigveda 6.020.09
Rigveda · Mandala 6, Sukta 20 · Verse 6.20.9
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स ईं॒ स्पृधो॑ वनते॒ अप्र॑तीतो॒ बिभ्र॒द्वज्रं॑ वृत्र॒हणं॒ गभ॑स्तौ । तिष्ठ॒द्धरी॒ अध्यस्ते॑व॒ गर्ते॑ वचो॒युजा॑ वहत॒ इन्द्र॑मृ॒ष्वम्
sa īṃ spṛdho vanate apratīto bibhradvajraṃ vṛtrahaṇaṃ gabhastau tiṣṭhaddharī adhyasteva garte vacoyujā vahata indramṛṣvam
He stood like a guardian in the wood, unexpected, bearing the bolt to slay the Vritra’s womb. Hold firm, support him from the pit—word joined with yoke carries Indra to victory.
Bearing in his hand the foe-destroyig thunderbolt, Indra, unresisted, demolishing those his adversaries; he mounts his two-horse (car), as a warrior (ascends) his chariot; harnessed at a word, his steeds, convey the migty Indra.
Resistless, with the hosts he battles, bearing in both his arms the Vrtra-slaying thunder. He mounts his Bays, as the car-seat an archer: yoked at a word they bear the lofty Indra.