Rigveda 3.048.04
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 48 · Verse 3.48.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
उ॒ग्रस्तु॑रा॒षाळ॒भिभू॑त्योजा यथाव॒शं त॒न्वं॑ चक्र ए॒षः । त्वष्टा॑र॒मिन्द्रो॑ ज॒नुषा॑भि॒भूया॒मुष्या॒ सोम॑मपिबच्च॒मूषु॑
ugrasturāṣāḷabhibhūtyojā yathāvaśaṃ tanvaṃ cakra eṣaḥ tvaṣṭāramindro januṣābhibhūyāmuṣyā somamapibaccamūṣu
Mighty were the shafts and the prizes; as commanded he stretched forth. Tvashtr fashioned, Indra, strengthened by knees and thighs; they drank Soma and are joyful in rites.
Fierce, rapid in assault, of overpowering strength he made his form obedient to his will; having overcome Tvaṣṭā by his innate (vigour), and carried off the Soma, he draink it (deposited) in the ladles.
Fierce, quickly conquering, of surpassing vigour, he framed his body even as he listed. E'en from his birth-time Indra conquered Tvastar, bore off the Soma and in beakers drank it.