The Arctic Home in the Vedas c12.16

c12.16

"Heaven and earth tremble with fear when Indra strikes Vritra with his bolt (I, 80, 11; II, 11, 9-10; VI, 17, 9); even Tvaṣṭṛi, who forged the bolt, trembles at Indra's anger (I, 80, 14). Indra shatters Vritra with his bolt (I, 32, 5); and strikes his face with his pointed weapon (I, 52, 15). He smote Vritra, who encompassed the waters (VI, 20, 2), or the dragon that lay around (*pari-shayânam*) the waters (IV, 19, 2); he overcame the dragon lying on the waters (V, 30, 6). He slew the dragon hidden in the water and obstructing the waters and the sky (II, 11, 5), and smote Vritra, who enclosed the waters, like a tree, with the bolt (II, 14, 2). Thus 'con-