Rigveda 10.049.08
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 49 · Verse 10.49.8
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒हं स॑प्त॒हा नहु॑षो॒ नहु॑ष्टरः॒ प्राश्रा॑वयं॒ शव॑सा तु॒र्वशं॒ यदु॑म् । अ॒हं न्य१॒॑न्यं सह॑सा॒ सह॑स्करं॒ नव॒ व्राध॑तो नव॒तिं च॑ वक्षयम्
ahaṃ saptahā nahuṣo nahuṣṭaraḥ prāśrāvayaṃ śavasā turvaśaṃ yadum ahaṃ nya1nyaṃ sahasā sahaskaraṃ nava vrādhato navatiṃ ca vakṣayam
I am the sevenfold Nahusha, the swift Nahushṭra, bearer of the carcase, that I seized. I suddenly uprooted another with force; I made the new one sagacious and declared ninety.
I am the slayer of seven (asuras); I am the especial bond of bonds; I have made Turvaśa and Yadufamous through prowess; I have strengthened another (worshipper) with strength; I have demolished ninety andnine powerful (foes).
Stronger am I than Nabus, I who slew the seven: I glorified with might Yadu and Turvaga.