Rigveda 4.018.10
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 18 · Verse 4.18.10
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
गृ॒ष्टिः स॑सूव॒ स्थवि॑रं तवा॒गाम॑नाधृ॒ष्यं वृ॑ष॒भं तुम्र॒मिन्द्र॑म् । अरी॑ळ्हं व॒त्सं च॒रथा॑य मा॒ता स्व॒यं गा॒तुं त॒न्व॑ इ॒च्छमा॑नम्
gṛṣṭiḥ sasūva sthaviraṃ tavāgāmanādhṛṣyaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ tumramindram arīḷhaṃ vatsaṃ carathāya mātā svayaṃ gātuṃ tanva icchamānam
You took hold, you fashioned the sturdy heifer, the bull like thunderous Indra. O mother, send the calf and the calf-bearing cow to go forth; she herself desired to go.
As a helper bears a calf, his mother, (Aditi), bore Indra, mature (in years), strong, irresisitble, vigorous, energetic, invincible, (destined) to follow his own course, heedful of his person n.
The Heifer hath brought forth the Strong, the Mighty, the unconquerable Bull, the furious Indra. The Mother left her unlicked Calf to wander, seeking himself, the path that he would follow.