Passages

Rig Veda 1.32.1-2

Rig Veda

Citation Formats

General Reference

Divinity Atlas. "Rig Veda 1.32.1-2." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/passages/rig-veda-1-32-1-2.

APA Style

Divinity Atlas. (n.d.). Rig Veda 1.32.1-2. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/passages/rig-veda-1-32-1-2

BibTeX

@misc{divinityatlas-rig-veda-1-32-1-2,
  author = {Divinity Atlas},
  title = {Rig Veda 1.32.1-2},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/passages/rig-veda-1-32-1-2},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Indra kills Vritra and releases the waters: the central Vedic myth and the Indo-European dragon-slaying pattern that also underlies the Norse and Greek versions. Griffith prints Tvastar with a dot under the s; the diacritic is folded here to sh.

Facts

Passage

Text

I WILL declare the manly deeds of Indra, the first that he achieved, the Thunder-wielder. He slew the Dragon, then disclosed the waters, and cleft the channels of the mountain torrents. He slew the Dragon lying on the mountain: his heavenly bolt of thunder Tvashtar fashioned. Like lowing kine in rapid flow descending the waters glided downward to the ocean. 1

Reference

Rig Veda 1.32.1-2 1

Reference Scheme

Mandala, Hymn, Verse 1

Translation

The Hymns of the Rigveda 1

Translator

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1

Meaning

Theme

combat myth 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Indra

This source names Indra directly: "Indra kills Vritra and releases the waters: the central Vedic myth and the Indo-European dragon-slaying pattern that also underlies the Norse and Greek versions."

Source The Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentaryRalph T. H. Griffith

Norse

This source names Norse directly: "pattern that also underlies the Norse and Greek versions."

Source The Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentaryRalph T. H. Griffith