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Rigveda 6.045.18

Rigveda · Mandala 6, Sukta 45 · Verse 6.45.18

rigvedamandala-6sukta-45शंयुर्बार्हस्पत्य:इन्द्र:३१-३३ बृबुस्तक्षागायत्री२९ अतिनिचृत३१ पादनिचृत३३ अनुष्टुप्Deity HymnIndra SuktaStrengthVictorydeity-hymnindra-sukta

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

धि॒ष्व वज्रं॒ गभ॑स्त्यो रक्षो॒हत्या॑य वज्रिवः । सा॒स॒ही॒ष्ठा अ॒भि स्पृधः॑

dhiṣva vajraṃ gabhastyo rakṣohatyāya vajrivaḥ sāsahīṣṭhā abhi spṛdhaḥ

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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

Wise ones bore the thunderbolt, for slaying the Rakshas; mighty ones strove, they approached with rivalry.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

Wielder of the thunderbolt, take the bolt in your hands for the destruction of rākṣasas, and uttely overthrow those who defy you.

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

Grasp in thine arms the thunderbolt, O Thunder-armed, to slay the fiends: Mayst thou subdue the foemen's host.