Rigveda 4.042.08
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 42 · Verse 4.42.8
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अ॒स्माक॒मत्र॑ पि॒तर॒स्त आ॑सन्स॒प्त ऋष॑यो दौर्ग॒हे ब॒ध्यमा॑ने । त आय॑जन्त त्र॒सद॑स्युमस्या॒ इन्द्रं॒ न वृ॑त्र॒तुर॑मर्धदे॒वम्
asmākamatra pitarasta āsansapta ṛṣayo daurgahe badhyamāne ta āyajanta trasadasyumasyā indraṃ na vṛtraturamardhadevam
Our fathers here, the seven seers, sat bound in the difficult house; they offered, trembling, sacrifices to induce fear of Indra, not the Vṛtra-slayer god the half-divine.
The seven ṛṣis were the protectors of this our (kingdom) when the son of Durgaha was in bonds; performing worship they obtained for (his queen) from the favour of Indra and Varuṇa, Trasadasyu, like Indra the slayer of foes, dwelling near the gods.
Our fathers then were these, the Seven his, what time the son of Durgaha was captive. For her they gained by sacrifice Trasadasyu, a demi-god, like Indra, conquering foemen.