Rig Veda · 4.17.12
Rig Veda 4.17.12 — Indra
Verse 12 of 21 from Sukta 4.17 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.17.12
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
कियत सविद इन्द्रो अध्य एति मातुः कियत पितुर जनितुर यो जजान | यो अस्य शुष्मम मुहुकैर इयर्ति वातो न जूत सतनयद्भिर अभ्रैः
IAST Romanisation
kiyat svid indro adhy eti mātuḥ kiyat pitur janitur yo jajāna | yo asya śuṣmam muhukair iyarti vāto na jūta stanayadbhir abhraiḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
What is the care of Indra for his Mother, what cares he for the Father who begat him? His care is that which speeds his might in conflicts, like wind borne onward by the clouds that thunder.
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