Rig Veda · 4.38.5
Rig Veda 4.38.5 — Dadhikris
Verse 5 of 10 from Sukta 4.38 (Dadhikris) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.38.5
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
उत समैनं वस्त्रमथिं न तायुम अनु करोशन्ति कषितयो भरेषु | नीचायमानं जसुरिं न शयेनं शरवश चाछा पशुमच च यूथम
IAST Romanisation
uta smainaṃ vastramathiṃ na tāyum anu krośanti kṣitayo bhareṣu | nīcāyamānaṃ jasuriṃ na śyenaṃ śravaś cāchā paśumac ca yūtham
English Translation (Griffith)
Loudly the folk cry after him in battles, as ’twere a thief who steals away a garment; Speeding to glory, or a herd of cattle, even as a hungry falcon swooping downward.
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