Rigveda 4.027.04
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 27 · Verse 4.27.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ऋ॒जि॒प्य ई॒मिन्द्रा॑वतो॒ न भु॒ज्युं श्ये॒नो ज॑भार बृह॒तो अधि॒ ष्णोः । अ॒न्तः प॑तत्पत॒त्र्य॑स्य प॒र्णमध॒ याम॑नि॒ प्रसि॑तस्य॒ तद्वेः
ṛjipya īmindrāvato na bhujyuṃ śyeno jabhāra bṛhato adhi ṣṇoḥ antaḥ patatpatatryasya parṇamadha yāmani prasitasya tadveḥ
The straight-winged Indra did not ride the falcon; the falcon rushed, bearing the great burden beneath the leaf of the flying tree, scattered by the wind.
The straight-flying hawk carried off the Soma from above the vast heaven, as (the Aśvins carried off) Bhujyu from the region of Indra, and a falling feather from the middle of the bird dropped from him wounded in the conflict.
The Falcon bore him from heaven's lofty summit as the swift car of Indra's Friend bore Bhujyu. Then downward bither fell a flying feather of the Bird hasting forward in his journey.