Vedic Mythology c8.s1.11

c8.s1.11

C. Other demon foes of Indra. Arbuda is mentioned seven times (twice oxytone, five times proparoxytone) in the RV., always as an adversary of Indra. He is a wily beast, whose cows Indra drove out (8, 3¹⁹). Indra cast him down (2, 11²⁰. 14⁴ cp. 8, 32³), trod him down with his foot (1, 51⁶), pierced him with ice (8, 32²) or struck off his head (10, 67¹²). He is mentioned two or three times with Vṛtra (or Ahi) and appears to be cognate in nature to him⁷.