[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Mantrabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra) › [Sandhi-resolved (padapāṭha-style) version](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha) › 2.3.21 # Mantrabrahmana 2.3.21 Padapāṭha (sandhi-resolved text, TITUS) 2.3.21 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3.21) ekāṣṭakā tapasā tapyamānā jajāna garbham mahimānam indram / tena devās asahanta śatrūn hantā asurāṇām abhavat śacībhiṣ // > The Ekāṣṭakā, performing austerity with heat, / gave birth to an embryo, the majestic Indra; / with him the gods overcame their enemies; / he became the slayer of the Asuras through his powers. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.3.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3.20) - [Next: 2.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.4.1) - [Up: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha~en-mt.2.3.21) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Mantrabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra.2.3.21) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3.21) · Pramāṇa