Sukta 1.32
दासपत्नीरहिगोपा अतिष्ठन्निरुद्धा आपः पणिनेव गावः । अपां बिलमपिहितं यदासीद्वृत्रं जघन्वाँ अप तद्ववार ॥
dāsápatnīr áhigopā atiṣṭhanníruddhā ā́paḥ paṇíneva gā́vaḥ | apā́ṃ bílam ápihitaṃ yád āsīd vṛtráṃ jaghanvā́ṃ ápa tád vavāra ||
The waters, with the Dāsa as husband and the serpent as guardian, stood held back—like cows penned by the Paṇi. When the cavern of the waters was shut, Indra, slaying Vṛtra, uncovered and opened that barrier away.
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