Rig Veda
evā tvām indra vajrinn atra viśve devāsaḥ suhavāsa ūmāḥ mahām ubhe rodasī vṛddham ṛṣvaṃ nir ekam id vṛṇate vṛtrahatye
Thee, verily, O Thunder-wielding Indra, all the Gods here, the Helpers swift to listen, And both the worlds elected, thee the Mighty, High, waxen strong, alone to slaughter Vritra.
avāsṛjanta jivrayo na devā bhuvaḥ samrāﾱ indra satyayoniḥ ahann ahim pariśayānam arṇaḥ pra vartanīr arado viśvadhenāḥ
The Gods, as worn witheld, relaxed their efforts: thou, Indra, born of truth, wast Sovran Ruler. Thou slewest Ahi who besieged the waters, and duggest out their all-supporting channels.
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The insatiate one, extended, hard to waken, who slumbered in perpetual sleep, O Indra, The Dragon stretched against the seven prone rivers, where no joint was, thou rentest with thy thunder.
akṣodayacchavasā kṣāma budhnaṃ vār ṇa vātas taviṣībhir indraḥ dṛﾱhāny aubhnād uśamāna ojo 'vābhinat kakubhaḥ parvatānām
Indra with might shook earth and her foundation as the wind stirs the water with its fury. Striving, with strength he burst the firm asunder, and tore away the summits of the mountains.
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They ran to thee as mothers to their offspring: the clouds, like chariots, hastened forth together. Thou didst refresh the streams and force the billows: thou, Indra, settest free obstructed rivers.
tvam mahīm avaniṃ viśvadhenāṃ turvītaye vayyāya kṣarantīm aramayo namasaijad arṇaḥ sutaraṇāṁ akṛṇor indra sindhūn
Thou for the sake of Vayya and Turviti didst stay the great stream, flowing, allsustaining: Yea, at their prayer didst check the rushing river and make the floods easy to cross, O Indra.
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He let the young Maids skilled in Law, unwedded, like fountains, bubbling, flow forth streaming onward. He inundated thirsty plains and deserts, and milked the dry Cows of the mighty master.
pūrvīr uṣasaḥ śaradaś ca gūrtā vṛtraṃ jaghanvāṁ asṛjad vi sindhūn pariṣṭhitā atṛṇad badbadhānāḥ sīrā indraḥ sravitave pṛthivyā
Through many a morn and many a lovely autumn, having slain Vritra, lie set free the rivers. Indra hath set at liberty to wander on earth the streams encompassed pressed together.
vamrībhiḥ putram agruvo adānaṃ niveśanāddhariva ā jabhartha vy andho akhyad ahim ādadāno nir bhūd ukhacchit sam aranta parva
Lord of Bay Steeds, thou broughtest from the ant-hill the unwedded damsel's son whom ants were eating. The blind saw clearly, as he grasped the serpent, rose, brake the jar: his joints again united.
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To the wise man, O Sage and Sovran Ruler, the man who knoweth all thine ancient exploits. Hath told these deeds of might as thou hast wrought them, great acts, spontaneous, and to man's advantage.
nū ṣṭuta indra nū gṛṇāna iṣaṃ jaritre nadyo na pīpeḥ akāri te harivo brahma navyaṃ dhiyā syāma rathyaḥ sadāsāḥ
Now, Indra! lauded, glorified with praises, let powers swell high, like rivers, for the singer. For thee a new hymn, Lord of Bays! is fashioned. May we, car-borne, through song be victors ever.