Rig Veda · 4.24.4
Rig Veda 4.24.4 — Indra
Verse 4 of 11 from Sukta 4.24 (Indra) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.24.4
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
करतूयन्ति कषितयो योग उग्राशुषाणासो मिथो अर्णसातौ | सं यद विशो ऽवव्र्त्रन्त युध्मा आद इन नेम इन्द्रयन्ते अभीके
IAST Romanisation
kratūyanti kṣitayo yogha ughrāśuṣāṇāso mitho arṇasātau | saṃ yad viśo 'vavṛtranta yudhmā ād in nema indrayante abhīke
English Translation (Griffith)
Strong God! the folk at need put forth their vigour, striving together in the whirl of battle. When warrior bands encounter one another some in the grapple quit themselves like Indra.
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