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Atharvaveda 20.28

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.28

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Sanskrit

20.28.1

vy àntárikṣam atiran máde sómasya rocanā́ |
índro yád ábhinad valám ||1||

In Soma's ecstasy Indra spread the firmament and realms of light.
When he cleft Vala limb from limb.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

20.28.2

úd gā́ ājad áṅgirobhya āvíṣ krṇván gúhā satī́ḥ |
arvā́ñcaṃ nunude valám ||2||

Showing the hidden he draye forth the cows for the Angirases,
And Vala he cast headlong down.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

20.28.3

índreṇa rocanā́ divó dr̥lhā́ni dr̥ṃhitā́ni ca |
sthirā́ṇi ná parāṇúde ||3||

By Indra were the luminous realms of heaven established and secured.
Firm and immovable in their place.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

20.28.4

apā́m ūrmír mádann iva stóma indrājirāyate |
ví te mádā arājiṣuḥ ||4||

Indra, thy laud moves quickly like a joyous wave of water-floods.
Bright shine the drops that gladden thee.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

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