Rigveda 1.103.04
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 103 · Verse 1.103.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
तदू॒चुषे॒ मानु॑षे॒मा यु॒गानि॑ की॒र्तेन्यं॑ म॒घवा॒ नाम॒ बिभ्र॑त् । उ॒प॒प्र॒यन्द॑स्यु॒हत्या॑य व॒ज्री यद्ध॑ सू॒नुः श्रव॑से॒ नाम॑ द॒धे
tadūcuṣe mānuṣemā yugāni kīrtenyaṃ maghavā nāma bibhrat upaprayandasyuhatyāya vajrī yaddha sūnuḥ śravase nāma dadhe
Those ages, called Maghavas, were borne by fame among men. For the slayer’s cause the vigorous Vajra followed the famed offering; they placed for him the name Ravasu (Shravasu).
Maghavan, possessing a name that is to be glorified, offers to him who celebrates it, these (revolving) ages of man; the thunderer, the scatterer (of his foes), sallying forth to destroy the Dasyus, has obtained a name (renowned for victorious) prowess.
For him who thus hath taught these human races, Maghavan, bearing a fame-worthy title, Thunderer, drawing nigh to slay the Dasyus, hath given himself the name of Son for glory.