Rigveda 10.027.22
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 27 · Verse 10.27.22
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
वृ॒क्षेवृ॑क्षे॒ निय॑ता मीमय॒द्गौस्ततो॒ वयः॒ प्र प॑तान्पूरु॒षादः॑ । अथे॒दं विश्वं॒ भुव॑नं भयात॒ इन्द्रा॑य सु॒न्वदृष॑ये च॒ शिक्ष॑त्
vṛkṣevṛkṣe niyatā mīmayadgaustato vayaḥ pra patānpūruṣādaḥ athedaṃ viśvaṃ bhuvanaṃ bhayāta indrāya sunvadṛṣaye ca śikṣat
Like tree upon tree arranged, cows thereafter fell from the man, the kindred. Thus this world, the realm, from fear Indra taught the noble to be vigilant.
The bowstring fixed to each bow clangs loudly; then the man-destroying (shafts like) birds fall upon(the foes); and the whole of this world is alarmed, presentinglibations to Indra, and donations to the Ṛṣis.
Bound fast to,every tree the cow is lowing, and thence the man-consuming birds are flying, Then all this world, though pressing juice for Indra and strengthening the Rsi, is affrighted.