Rigveda 4.018.05
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 18 · Verse 4.18.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒व॒द्यमि॑व॒ मन्य॑माना॒ गुहा॑क॒रिन्द्रं॑ मा॒ता वी॒र्ये॑णा॒ न्यृ॑ष्टम् । अथोद॑स्थात्स्व॒यमत्कं॒ वसा॑न॒ आ रोद॑सी अपृणा॒ज्जाय॑मानः
avadyamiva manyamānā guhākarindraṃ mātā vīryeṇā nyṛṣṭam athodasthātsvayamatkaṃ vasāna ā rodasī apṛṇājjāyamānaḥ
I considered Indra made by the cave-maker as if unknowable; mother brought him down by heroism. Then from below arose the selfsame guest of houses, roaring, newly born.
Deeming it disreputable (that he should be brought forth) in secret, his mother endowed (Indra) with (extraordinary) vigour; therefore, as soon as born he sprung up of his own accord, invested with splendour, and filled both heaven and earth.
Deeming him a reproach, his mother hid him, Indra, endowed with all heroic valour. Then up he sprang himself, assumed his vesture, and filled, as soon as born, the earth and heaven.