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Rigveda 1.32

Ṛgvedasaṃhitā 1.32

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1.32.1

indra̍sya̱ nu vī̱ryā̍ṇi̱ pra vo̍ca̱ṁ yāni̍ ca̱kāra̍ pratha̱māni̍ va̱jrī |
aha̱nn ahi̱m anv a̱pas ta̍tarda̱ pra va̱kṣaṇā̍ abhina̱t parva̍tānām ||

I WILL declare the manly deeds of Indra, the first that he achieved, the Thunder-wielder. He slew the Dragon, then disclosed the waters, and cleft the channels of the mountain torrents.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.2

aha̱nn ahi̱m parva̍te śiśriyā̱ṇaṁ tvaṣṭā̍smai̱ vajra̍ṁ sva̱rya̍ṁ tatakṣa |
vā̱śrā i̍va dhe̱nava̱ḥ syanda̍mānā̱ añja̍ḥ samu̱dram ava̍ jagmu̱r āpa̍ḥ ||

He slew the Dragon lying on the mountain: his heavenly bolt of thunder Tvashṭar fashioned. Like lowing kine in rapid flow descending the waters glided downward to the ocean.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.3

vṛ̱ṣā̱yamā̍ṇo 'vṛṇīta̱ soma̱ṁ trika̍drukeṣv apibat su̱tasya̍ |
ā sāya̍kam ma̱ghavā̍datta̱ vajra̱m aha̍nn enam prathama̱jām ahī̍nām ||

Impetuous as a bull, he chose the Soma and in three sacred beakers drank the juices. Maghavan grasped the thunder for his weapon, and smote to death this firstborn of the dragons.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.4

yad i̱ndrāha̍n prathama̱jām ahī̍nā̱m ān mā̱yinā̱m ami̍nā̱ḥ prota mā̱yāḥ |
āt sūrya̍ṁ ja̱naya̱n dyām u̱ṣāsa̍ṁ tā̱dītnā̱ śatru̱ṁ na kilā̍ vivitse ||

When, Indra, thou hadst slain the dragon's firstborn, and overcome the charms of the enchanters, Then, giving life to Sun and Dawn and Heaven, thou foundest not one foe to stand against thee.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.5

aha̍n vṛ̱traṁ vṛ̍tra̱tara̱ṁ vya̍ṁsa̱m indro̱ vajre̍ṇa maha̱tā va̱dhena̍ |
skandhā̍ṁsīva̱ kuli̍śenā̱ vivṛ̱kṇāhi̍ḥ śayata upa̱pṛk pṛ̍thi̱vyāḥ ||

Indra with his own great and deadly thunder smote into pieces Vṛitra, worst of Vṛitras. As trunks of trees, what time the axe hath felled them, low on the earth so lies the prostrate Dragon.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.6

a̱yo̱ddheva̍ du̱rmada̱ ā hi ju̱hve ma̍hāvī̱raṁ tu̍vibā̱dham ṛ̍jī̱ṣam |
nātā̍rīd asya̱ samṛ̍tiṁ va̱dhānā̱ṁ saṁ ru̱jānā̍ḥ pipiṣa̱ indra̍śatruḥ ||

He, like a mad weak warrior, challenged Indra, the great impetuous many-slaying Hero. He. brooking not the clashing of the weapons, crushed-Indra's foe-the shattered forts in falling.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.7

a̱pād a̍ha̱sto a̍pṛtanya̱d indra̱m āsya̱ vajra̱m adhi̱ sānau̍ jaghāna |
vṛṣṇo̱ vadhri̍ḥ prati̱māna̱m bubhū̍ṣan puru̱trā vṛ̱tro a̍śaya̱d vya̍staḥ ||

Footless and handless still he challenged Indra, who smote him with his bolt between the shoulders. Emasculate yet claiming manly vigour, thus Vṛitra lay with scattered limbs dissevered.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.8

na̱daṁ na bhi̱nnam a̍mu̱yā śayā̍na̱m mano̱ ruhā̍ṇā̱ ati̍ ya̱nty āpa̍ḥ |
yāś ci̍d vṛ̱tro ma̍hi̱nā pa̱ryati̍ṣṭha̱t tāsā̱m ahi̍ḥ patsuta̱ḥśīr ba̍bhūva ||

There as he lies like a bank-bursting river, the waters taking courage flow above him. The Dragon lies beneath the feet of torrents which Vṛitra with his greatness had encompassed.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.9

nī̱cāva̍yā abhavad vṛ̱trapu̱trendro̍ asyā̱ ava̱ vadha̍r jabhāra |
utta̍rā̱ sūr adha̍raḥ pu̱tra ā̍sī̱d dānu̍ḥ śaye sa̱hava̍tsā̱ na dhe̱nuḥ ||

Then humbled was the strength of Vṛitra's mother: Indra hath cast his deadly bolt against her. The mother was above, the son was under and like a cow beside her calf lay Dânu.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.10

ati̍ṣṭhantīnām aniveśa̱nānā̱ṁ kāṣṭhā̍nā̱m madhye̱ nihi̍ta̱ṁ śarī̍ram |
vṛ̱trasya̍ ni̱ṇyaṁ vi ca̍ra̱nty āpo̍ dī̱rghaṁ tama̱ āśa̍ya̱d indra̍śatruḥ ||

Rolled in the midst of never-ceasing currents flowing without a rest for ever onward. The waters bear off Vṛitra's nameless body: the foe of Indra sank to during darkness.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.11

dā̱sapa̍tnī̱r ahi̍gopā atiṣṭha̱n niru̍ddhā̱ āpa̍ḥ pa̱ṇine̍va̱ gāva̍ḥ |
a̱pām bila̱m api̍hita̱ṁ yad āsī̍d vṛ̱traṁ ja̍gha̱nvām̐ apa̱ tad va̍vāra ||

Guarded by Ahi stood the thralls of Dâsas, the waters stayed like kine held by the robber. But he, when he had smitten Vṛitra, opened the cave wherein the floods had been imprisoned.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.12

aśvyo̱ vāro̍ abhava̱s tad i̍ndra sṛ̱ke yat tvā̍ pra̱tyaha̍n de̱va eka̍ḥ |
aja̍yo̱ gā aja̍yaḥ śūra̱ soma̱m avā̍sṛja̱ḥ sarta̍ve sa̱pta sindhū̍n ||

A horse's tail wast thou when he, O Indra, smote on thy bolt; thou, God without a second, Thou hast won back the kine, hast won the Soma; thou hast let loose to flow the Seven Rivers.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.13

nāsmai̍ vi̱dyun na ta̍nya̱tuḥ si̍ṣedha̱ na yām miha̱m aki̍rad dhrā̱duni̍ṁ ca |
indra̍ś ca̱ yad yu̍yu̱dhāte̱ ahi̍ś co̱tāpa̱rībhyo̍ ma̱ghavā̱ vi ji̍gye ||

Nothing availed him lightning, nothing thunder, hailstorm or mist which had spread around him: When Indra and the Dragon strove in battle, Maghavan gained the victory for ever.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.14

ahe̍r yā̱tāra̱ṁ kam a̍paśya indra hṛ̱di yat te̍ ja̱ghnuṣo̱ bhīr aga̍cchat |
nava̍ ca̱ yan na̍va̱tiṁ ca̱ srava̍ntīḥ śye̱no na bhī̱to ata̍ro̱ rajā̍ṁsi ||

Whom sawest thou to avenge the Dragon, Indra, that fear possessed thy heart when thou hadst slain him; That, like a hawk affrighted through the regions, thou crossedst nine-and-ninety flowing rivers?

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

1.32.15

indro̍ yā̱to 'va̍sitasya̱ rājā̱ śama̍sya ca śṛ̱ṅgiṇo̱ vajra̍bāhuḥ |
sed u̱ rājā̍ kṣayati carṣaṇī̱nām a̱rān na ne̱miḥ pari̱ tā ba̍bhūva ||

Indra is King of all that moves and moves not, of creatures tame and horned, the Thunder-wielder. Over all living men he rules as Sovran, containing all as spokes within the felly.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1889, The Hymns of the Rigveda

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