Rigveda 4.020.01
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 20 · Verse 4.20.1
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
आ न॒ इन्द्रो॑ दू॒रादा न॑ आ॒साद॑भिष्टि॒कृदव॑से यासदु॒ग्रः । ओजि॑ष्ठेभिर्नृ॒पति॒र्वज्र॑बाहुः सं॒गे स॒मत्सु॑ तु॒र्वणिः॑ पृत॒न्यून्
ā na indro dūrādā na āsādabhiṣṭikṛdavase yāsadugraḥ ojiṣṭhebhirnṛpatirvajrabāhuḥ saṃge samatsu turvaṇiḥ pṛtanyūn
May Indra come not from afar, may he not approach with hostile thought; O mighty-armed lord, with vigorous ones the swift helper reduces the warrior’s wealth.
May the illustrious Indra, the granter of desires, come to us, whether from afar or nigh, for our protection; he who is the lord of men, armed with the thunderbolt, overcoming his foes in conflict and in combats, (attended) by the most illustrious (Maruts).
FROM near or far away may mighty Indra giver of succour, come for our protection Lord of men, armed with thunder, with the Strongest, slaying his foes in conflict, in the battles.