Selected Verses from Rig Veda (The 10 books arranged chronologically)

RV Book	Hymn	Verse	Description	Topic	Historical Reference
6	20		Indra kills Dhuni, Chumuri.	Indra - fighting non IA	Conflict
6	26		Indra kills Tugra and Vetasu and makes Tuji strong. He kills the hundred thousand fighting people, kills Shambar on the mountains	Indra - fighting non IA	Conflict
6	26		To please Dabhiti Indra kills Chumuri, kills 60000 enemies	Indra - fighting non IA	Conflict
6	26		Indra helps Dashadyu, brought the lofty chariot (rishva ratha) [reminiscent of Krishna being Arjuna's charioteer]	Indra - helping Aryan King
6	27		To aid Abhyavartin (son of Cayamana, a descendent of Prithu) Indra dismissed the front part (purva) of the troop and the rear part (apara) fled away in fear. Abhyavartin is a liberal and highly honoured emperor (maghava mahyam samrat) who gives bountiful gifts to priests	Indra - helping Aryan King
4	19		Indra breaks the mountains and the frees the obstructed rivers. The rivers run like mothers running towards their children. [It's similar to killing Vala and releasing the cow & of breaking the dams (of the Indus people ??) and releasing the river]	Indra - Vala Myth	BMAC, Indus Valley
4	30		Indra kills Kulitara's son Shambara on lofty mountains. He crushed 100,000 Varcins, like the felly (pradhi) of the wheel of a chariot	Aryan - non Aryan conflict	Conflicts, Munda contact
4	30		Arna, Citraratha, both Arya people killed by Indra on the other side of Sarayu	Indra - fighting Aryans	Conflicts
4	38	10	Dadhikra (horse) spreads himself over the Five Peoples as Sun lightens the water	Pancha Krishti - The Five Peoples of RV	Names of tribes
2	11		Indra breaks the mountain like clouds (parvata) and releases the captivated water (ghrita)	Indra - Vala Myth	BMAC, Indus Valley
2	11		Indra kills Vala, Vritra & dragon Ahi, who captivate the waters, and allows the waters to swell and flow	Indra - Vala Myth	BMAC, Indus Valley
2	12		Shambara (Munda) is discovered on the 40th autumn in his mountain hideouts. [Implicates fightings in mountains, most likely the Hindukush]	Indra - fighting non IA	Conflict, Munda contact
2	12		Indra frees the dragon and released the seven rivers. [Similar to releasing the cow from Vala's cave (apadha)]	Indra - Vala Myth	BMAC, Indus Valley
2	14		Indra subdues Kutsa, Atithigva & Ayu [Not all non-Aryan Kings]	Indra - fighting Aryans	Conflicts
2	14		Indra destroys Shambara's 100 ancient or distant (purvi) castles (pura) with his thunderbold (ashman)	Indra - fighting non-IA	Conflicts
2	14		Indra killed Dhribhika, Urana, Arbuda, Shushna, Pipru, Namuci, Rudhikra. [Pipru may be IA, but the rest names seem to be non-IA]	Indra - fighting non-IA	Conflicts
2	15		Indra drinks from trikadru. [kadru (brown Soma vessel) is a BMAC substrate in Indo-Iranian languages]	Central Asia connection	BMAC
5	53		Mention of the rivers Rasa, Anitabha, Sarayu (Harirud), Kubha (Kabul), Krumu (Kurram), Sindhu (Indus)	Rivers - western tributaries of Indus	Rivers
3	53		Kushika (probably Munda) among Aryan offerers	Aryan - non Aryan amalgamation	Munda contact
3	53		What is the use of cattle in Kikata? They don't pour ashira (mixture of milk and soma), they don't heat vessels (gharma) for preparing soma. Let Indra bring the wealth of Pramaganda, King of Kikata. [Kikata and Pramaganda both Munda names]	Aryan - non Aryan conflict	Conflict, Munda contact
7	2	8	Mention of Ila/Ira, Bharati & Saraswati. [Ira may refer to Iran, Bharati to India and Saraswati with 'her kindered Rivers' - Punjab]	RV Goddess	RV-Avesta connection
7	18		Battle of Ten Kings. [Aryan fighting against confederation of Aryan & non Aryan people]	Battle of Ten Kings	Conflicts between Aryan tribes
7	19		Battle of Ten Kings	Battle of Ten Kings	Conflicts between Aryan tribes
7	103	9	Frog Hymn: When the frogs croak at the first rain the hot summer ends, also ends the annual course of sun, visarga. [End of annual course of sun points to the end of a year]	Astronomy	RV date
8	5	37	Kashu (Avestan Kasu) gives 100 camels (ushtra) and 10000 cows to the priest	Iranian names - offerer	East Iranian contact
8	6	46	Parshu (Persian Parsa) & Tirindira (Tiridates) give 100000 gifts	Iranian names - offerer	East Iranian contact
8	12	9	Like rays of Sun Indra consumes Arshasana (Iranian Ersan)	Iranian names - enemy	East Iranian contact
8	32	2	The strong (ugra) Indra kills the Dasas Sribinda (Munda), Anarshani (Iranian Ersan), Pipru (Aryan name), Ahishuva and set free the waters. [Iranian, Munda and Aryan peoples seen as enemies]	Iranian names - enemy	East Iranian contact
8	46	32	Dasa Balbutha and Taruksha (Munda) have made a gift of 100 camels to the sage. [Implies Dasas and Munda peoples are not always enemies - point to amalgamation of various peoples]	Dasa names - offerer	Friendsip with enemies
1	11	5	Indra breaks the cave of Vala, rich in cows. [Cave symbolic representation of strongholds of the rich Panis & Dasas (Daha & Parna of Central Asia) and cows symbol of wealth]	Indra - Myth of Vala	BMAC
1	32	11	Indra smites Dasa and opens the caves where cows (rays, floods) were imprisoned	Indra - fighting Dasas	BMAC
1	32	15	Indra rules the world, containing all as spokes (ara) within the felly (nemi)	Spoked Wheel	Spoked Wheel
1	32		Indra kills Vritra, the dragon Ahi. [Ahi personification of glacier, frozen water destroyed by Indra to release the captive water. Releasing waters, freeing cows from Vala's cave are similar symbols]	Indra - Myth of Vala/Vitra	BMAC
1	53	4	Indra scatters Dasyus - Dasa people	Indra - fighting Dasas	BMAC
1	53	6	Indra kills 10000 Vritra	Indra - fighting Vritra	BMAC
1	53	7	Indra fights Namuchi	Indra - fighting non IA	Non Aryan Contact
1	53	8	Indra kills Parnaya, Karanja [Both para Munda names]	Indra - fighting non IA	Munda contact
1	62	11	Thoughts ancient with newest lauds, seeking wealth with adoration	Unity	Aryan Philosophy
1	84	13	Dadhyach Myth	Dadhyach Myth	IE Myth
1	103		Indra breaks Sushna, Shambara & Kuyava's forts [All Munda names]	Indra - fighting non IA	Munda contact
1	104		Anjasi, Kulishi & Virapatni delight Indra	Female names
1	112		Ashvini helped Karkandhu, Shryata, Vishpala. [All Munda names]	Aryan - non Aryan amalgamation	Munda contact
1	112		Ashvini helped Rebha, Vandana, Antaka, Bhujyu, Vavya, Prishignu, Purukutsa, Shrutarya, Narya, Aushija, Upastuta, Kali, Shayu, Manu, Atri, Krishanu, Subhara, Adhigru	IA names	IA names
1	116	15	Artifical leg given to Vishpala by Ashvini, the doctor twins	Science	Aryan Science & Technology
1	130	7	Indra shatters 90 forts of Puru (Aryan) and brought Shambara (non Aryan) from mountains	Indra - fighting Aryans and non Aryans	Aryan Aryan & Aryan non-Aryan conflict
1	162		Horse & Horse Sacrifice	Horse	IE trademark
1	163		Horse & Horse Sacrifice	Horse	IE trademark
1	164	2	The elliptical (trinabhi chakra) wheel on which rest all the worlds of being (vishva bhuvan). [trinabhi chakra may refer to the ecliptic]	Astronomy	Aryan Science & Technology
1	164	3	A seven wheeled chariot driven by seven horses. [May refer to the Saptarshi Mandal, the seven stars of the Ursa Major constellation, which made a perfect circle around Thuban, the pole star in 3rd millennium BC]	Astronomy	Aryan Science & Technology
10	16	14	Burial, cremation etc.	Socio-religious life	Aryan rituals
10	82		One' beyond the seven Rishis. [May be the pole star (Thuban) beyond the saptarshi mandal (Ursa Major)]	Astronomy	Aryan Science & Technology
10	85		Surya's bridal	Astronomy, Ritual	Aryan Science & Technology
10	121		Golden Embryo - Hiranyagarbha
10	189		Sun is like a powerful bull; it reigns supreme in all the 30 days, dhama or abodes of moon. [Abodes of moon refer to nakshatra]	Astronomy	Aryan Science & Technology
10	190		Creation Myth - talks about how the universe was created	Science	Aryan Science & Technology
10	191		Let's all sit together with the same thought, same resolution, same wish, same mind and pray to the God	Unity	Aryan Philosophy