Rig Veda · 4.16.13

Rig Veda 4.16.13 — Indra

Verse 13 of 21 from Sukta 4.16 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.16.13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तवम पिप्रुम मर्गयं शूशुवांसम रजिश्वने वैदथिनाय रन्धीः | पञ्चाशत कर्ष्णा नि वपः सहस्रात्कं न पुरो जरिमा वि दर्दः

IAST Romanisation

tvam piprum mṛghayaṃ śūśuvāṃsam ṛjiśvane vaidathināya randhīḥ | pañcāśat kṛṣṇā ni vapaḥ sahasrātkaṃ na puro jarimā vi dardaḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Thou to the son of Vidathin, Ṛjiśvan, gavest up mighty Mṛgaya and Pipru. Thou smotest down the swarthy fifty thousand, and rentest forts as age consumes a garment.

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