Rigveda 2.012.04
Rigveda · Mandala 2, Sukta 12 · Verse 2.12.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
येने॒मा विश्वा॒ च्यव॑ना कृ॒तानि॒ यो दासं॒ वर्ण॒मध॑रं॒ गुहाकः॑ । श्व॒घ्नीव॒ यो जि॑गी॒वाँल्ल॒क्षमाद॑द॒र्यः पु॒ष्टानि॒ स ज॑नास॒ इन्द्रः॑
yenemā viśvā cyavanā kṛtāni yo dāsaṃ varṇamadharaṃ guhākaḥ śvaghnīva yo jigīvām̐llakṣamādadaryaḥ puṣṭāni sa janāsa indraḥ
By whom all things were made to move and offerings set in order—by him who gave the bartered slave and measured the wealth; like Śvaghni he gave prize to singers and nourished the strong—he became known, Indra.
He, by whom all these perishable (regions) have been made; who consigned the base servile tribe to the cavern; who seizes triumphant the cherished (tresures) of the enemy, as a hunter (strikes) his prey; he, men, is Indra.
By whom this universe was made to tremble, who chased away the humbled brood of demons, Who, like a gambler gathering his winnings seized the foe's riches, He, O men, is Indra.