Rig Veda 1.33.13: Mandala 1, Sukta 33, Mantra 13
Sukta 1.33
अभि सिध्मो अजिगादस्य शत्रून्वि तिग्मेन वृषभेणा पुरोऽभेत् । सं वज्रेणासृजद्वृत्रमिन्द्रः प्र स्वां मतिमतिरच्छाशदानः ॥
abhí sidhmó ajigād asya śatrū́n ví tigména vṛṣabhéṇā púro ’bhet | sáṃ vájreṇāsṛjad vṛtrám índraḥ prá svā́ṃ matím atirat śā́śadānaḥ ||
The driving force rushed upon his enemies; with the sharp bull-power he split their fronts. Indra with the thunder-force cast down Vṛtra; pressing forward, he carried beyond his own thought—ever conquering—into a greater victorious seeing.
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