Rigveda 3.053.22

Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 53 · Verse 3.53.22

rigvedamandala-3sukta-53गाथिनो विश्वमित्रःइन्द्रः१ इन्द्रपर्वतौ१५१६ वाक्(ससर्परी)१७-२० रथाङ्गानि२१-२४ अभिशापःत्रिष्टुप्१०१६ जगती१३ गायत्री१२२०२२ अनुष्टुप्१८ बृहतीDeity HymnIndra SuktaStrengthVictorydeity-hymnindra-sukta

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Sanskrit Original

प॒र॒शुं चि॒द्वि त॑पति शिम्ब॒लं चि॒द्वि वृ॑श्चति । उ॒खा चि॑दिन्द्र॒ येष॑न्ती॒ प्रय॑स्ता॒ फेन॑मस्यति

paraśuṃ cidvi tapati śimbalaṃ cidvi vṛścati ukhā cidindra yeṣantī prayastā phenamasyati

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🤖 AI GeneratedAI Generated

He pierces the axe, he pierces the strong stone; Indra pierces what opposes; his effort churns forth foam.

📖 Book ReferenceWisdomLibRig Veda English TranslationSource ↗

As (the tree) suffers pain from the axe, as the śimbal flower is (easily) cut off, as the injured cauldron leaking scatters foam, so may mine enemy perish.

📖 Book ReferenceRalph T.H. GriffithThe Rig Veda, 1896Source ↗

He heats his very axe, and then cuts a mere Semal blossom off. O Indra, like a caldron cracked and seething, so he pours out foam.

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