Rigveda 10.023.04
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 23 · Verse 10.23.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
सो चि॒न्नु वृ॒ष्टिर्यू॒थ्या॒३॒॑ स्वा सचा॒ँ इन्द्रः॒ श्मश्रू॑णि॒ हरि॑ता॒भि प्रु॑ष्णुते । अव॑ वेति सु॒क्षयं॑ सु॒ते मधूदिद्धू॑नोति॒ वातो॒ यथा॒ वन॑म्
so cinnu vṛṣṭiryūthyā3 svā sacām̐ indraḥ śmaśrūṇi haritābhi pruṣṇute ava veti sukṣayaṃ sute madhūdiddhūnoti vāto yathā vanam
He cut the rain and scattered the troop; Indra with his wet locks struck the green fields. The wind departs like a forest that sweetly pours the clarified juice.
As the rain (bedews all), so, Indra, accompanied by his troops (of the Maruts), sprinkles their beards,with the green (Soma); he repairs to the plural asant chamber (of sacrifice); (the Soma) beign effused, the sweetSoma agitates (his frame), as the breeze (shakes) the forest.
With him too is this rain of his that comes like herds: Indra throws drops of moisture on his yellow beard. When the sweet juice is shed he seeks the pleasant place, and stirs the worshipper as wind disturbs the wood.