Rigveda 10.028.08
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 28 · Verse 10.28.8
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
दे॒वास॑ आयन्पर॒शूँर॑बिभ्र॒न्वना॑ वृ॒श्चन्तो॑ अ॒भि वि॒ड्भिरा॑यन् । नि सु॒द्र्वं१॒॑ दध॑तो व॒क्षणा॑सु॒ यत्रा॒ कृपी॑ट॒मनु॒ तद्द॑हन्ति
devāsa āyanparaśūm̐rabibhranvanā vṛścanto abhi viḍbhirāyan ni sudrvaṃ1 dadhato vakṣaṇāsu yatrā kṛpīṭamanu taddahanti
The gods bore iron-edge spears, rushing with piercing shafts; they hurled them forth with bending bows. Where the shield lay upon the eyes, they set the helm and burned it up.
The gods came, they bare their axes, clearing the woods, they came with men in front of the waters;depositing (the tree) of good wood in the belly (of the river); where the underwood (is), they burnt it up.
The Deities approached, they carried axes; splitting the wood they came with their attendants. They laid good timber in the fire-receivers, and burnt the grass up where they found it growing.