Rigveda 3.033.07
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 33 · Verse 3.33.7
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
प्र॒वाच्यं॑ शश्व॒धा वी॒र्यं१॒॑ तदिन्द्र॑स्य॒ कर्म॒ यदहिं॑ विवृ॒श्चत् । वि वज्रे॑ण परि॒षदो॑ जघा॒नाय॒न्नापोऽय॑नमि॒च्छमा॑नाः
pravācyaṃ śaśvadhā vīryaṃ1 tadindrasya karma yadahiṃ vivṛścat vi vajreṇa pariṣado jaghānāyannāpo'yanamicchamānāḥ
The ever‑speaking valor was proclaimed—Indra’s deed that struck and spread: with thunderbolt the assembly crushed the foe; the streams, desiring course, advanced.
Viśvāmitra speaks: Ever is that heroic exploit of Indra to be celebrated when he cut Ahi to pieces, and with his thunderbolt destroyed the surrounding (obstructors of the rain), whence the waters proceed in the direction they desire.
That hero deed of Indra must be lauded for ever that he rent Ahi in pieces. He smote away the obstructors with his thunder, and eager for their course forth flowed the waters.
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