Rigveda 1.061.13
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 61 · Verse 1.61.13
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒स्येदु॒ प्र ब्रू॑हि पू॒र्व्याणि॑ तु॒रस्य॒ कर्मा॑णि॒ नव्य॑ उ॒क्थैः । यु॒धे यदि॑ष्णा॒न आयु॑धान्यृघा॒यमा॑णो निरि॒णाति॒ शत्रू॑न्
asyedu pra brūhi pūrvyāṇi turasya karmāṇi navya ukthaiḥ yudhe yadiṣṇāna āyudhānyṛghāyamāṇo niriṇāti śatrūn
Proclaim for him the ancient rites and fresh deeds with new hymns. If in battle the fiery inmost ones, armed for life, cut down the foe, so be it.
Proclaim, with new hymns, the former exploits of that quick-moving Indra, when wielding his weapons in battle, he encounters and destroys his enemies.
Sing with new lauds his exploits wrought aforetime, the deeds of him, yea, him who moveth swiftly, When, hurling forth his weapons in the battle, he with impetuous wrath lays low the foemen.