Rig Veda · 4.40.3
Rig Veda 4.40.3 — Dadhikrāvan
Verse 3 of 5 from Sukta 4.40 (Dadhikrāvan) in Mandala 4 of the Rig Veda.
Rig Veda 4.40.3
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
उत समास्य दरवतस तुरण्यतः पर्णं न वेर अनु वाति परगर्धिनः | शयेनस्येव धरजतो अङकसम परि दधिक्राव्णः सहोर्जा तरित्रतः
IAST Romanisation
uta smāsya dravatas turaṇyataḥ parṇaṃ na ver anu vāti praghardhinaḥ | śyenasyeva dhrajato aṅkasam pari dadhikrāvṇaḥ sahorjā taritrataḥ
English Translation (Griffith)
His pinion, rapid runner, fans him m his way, as of a bird that hastens onward to its aim, And, as it were a falcon's gliding through the air, strikes Dadhikrāvan's side as he speeds on with might.
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