Rig Veda · 4.28.4

Rig Veda 4.28.4 — Indra-Soma

Verse 4 of 5 from Sukta 4.28 (Indra-Soma) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.

Rig Veda 4.28.4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

विश्वस्मात सीम अधमां इन्द्र दस्यून विशो दासीर अक्र्णोर अप्रशस्ताः | अबाधेथाम अम्र्णतं नि शत्रून अविन्देथाम अपचितिं वधत्रैः

IAST Romanisation

viśvasmāt sīm adhamāṃ indra dasyūn viśo dāsīr akṛṇor apraśastāḥ | abādhethām amṛṇataṃ ni śatrūn avindethām apacitiṃ vadhatraiḥ

English Translation (Griffith)

Lower than all besides hast thou, O Indra, cast down the Dasyus, abject tribes of Dāsas. Ye drave away, ye put to death the foemen, and took great vengeance with your murdering weapons.

Explanation

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