Rig Veda 4.17.3: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 3
Sukta 4.17
भिनद्गिरिं शवसा वज्रमिष्णन्नाविष्कृण्वानः सहसान ओजः । वधीद्वृत्रं वज्रेण मन्दसानः सरन्नापो जवसा हतवृष्णीः ॥
bhinád giríṃ śávasā vájram iṣṇánnā́viṣkṛṇvānáḥ sahasāná ójaḥ | vadhīd vṛtráṃ vájreṇa mandasānáḥ sárann ā́po jávasā hatá-vṛṣṇīḥ ||
He split the obstructing mountain by the force of his power, hurling the thunderbolt, making the hidden things manifest by victorious might. He slew Vṛtra with the thunderbolt in the rapture of the Soma-force; then the Waters rushed forth with swift impulsion, their withholding strength struck down.
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