Rig Veda · 4.24.3

Rig Veda 4.24.3 — Indra

Verse 3 of 11 from Sukta 4.24 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.24.3

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तम इन नरो वि हवयन्ते समीके रिरिक्वांसस तन्वः कर्ण्वत तराम | मिथो यत तयागम उभयासो अग्मन नरस तोकस्य तनयस्य सातौ

IAST Romanisation

tam in naro vi hvayante samīke ririkvāṃsas tanvaḥ kṛṇvata trām | mitho yat tyāgham ubhayāso aghman naras tokasya tanayasya sātau

English Translation (Griffith)

Him, verily, the men invoke in combat; risking their lives they make him their protector, When heroes, foe to foe, give up their bodies, fighting, each side, for children and their offspring.

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