Rigveda 4.025.08
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 25 · Verse 4.25.8
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
इन्द्रं॒ परेऽव॑रे मध्य॒मास॒ इन्द्रं॒ यान्तोऽव॑सितास॒ इन्द्र॑म् । इन्द्रं॑ क्षि॒यन्त॑ उ॒त युध्य॑माना॒ इन्द्रं॒ नरो॑ वाज॒यन्तो॑ हवन्ते
indraṃ pare'vare madhyamāsa indraṃ yānto'vasitāsa indram indraṃ kṣiyanta uta yudhyamānā indraṃ naro vājayanto havante
Indra is the supreme, the middle, and the lowest; the Indras come and settle. Indra is diminished or fighting; men worship Indra as they bring the oblation.
The most exalted, the most humble, (invoke) Indra; the middle (classes) invoke Indra; those going, those stopping, (invoke) Indra; those dwelling at home, those going in battle, (invoke) Indra; men needing food invoke Indra.
Highest and lowest, men who stand between diem, going, returning, dwelling in contentment, Those who show forth their strength when urged to battle-these are the men who call for aid on Indra.