Talk:Rigveda 1.32

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Some English translations of the beginning of the hymn

  • I declare the former valorous deeds of Indra which the thunderer has achieved. – Wilson 1866
  • I will declare the manly deeds of Indra, the first that he achieved, the Thunder-wielder. – Griffith 1896
  • Describe the brave deeds of Indra, which the wielder of the thunderbolt had, formerly, performed. – Dutt 1906
  • I will proclaim the manly deeds of Indra, The first that he performed, the lightning-wielder. – Macdonell 1922
  • I will tell the heroic deeds of Indra, those which the Wielder of the Thunderbolt first accomplished. – Doniger 1975
  • Let me now sing the heroic deeds of Indra, the first that the thunderbolt-wielder performed. – Doniger 1981
  • Now I shall proclaim the heoric feats of Indra, which the holder of the thunderbolt performed first. – Maurer 1986
  • Let me say right out the heroics of Indra, the first that he did, the vajra-holder. – Puhvel 1987
  • Now I shall proclaim the heroic deeds of Indra, those foremost deeds that the mace-wielder performed. – Jamison & Brereton 2014

Those are the complete English translations of Rigveda 1.32 in published reliable sources that I know of. Haukur (talk) 18:31, 29 July 2024 (UTC)Reply