Rigveda 4.043.03
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 43 · Verse 4.43.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
म॒क्षू हि ष्मा॒ गच्छ॑थ॒ ईव॑तो॒ द्यूनिन्द्रो॒ न श॒क्तिं परि॑तक्म्यायाम् । दि॒व आजा॑ता दि॒व्या सु॑प॒र्णा कया॒ शची॑नां भवथः॒ शचि॑ष्ठा
makṣū hi ṣmā gacchatha īvato dyūnindro na śaktiṃ paritakmyāyām diva ājātā divyā suparṇā kayā śacīnāṃ bhavathaḥ śaciṣṭhā
Flies indeed go where they will; Indra cannot withstand the might of the storm; born of the sky, the divine bird, with what glory did you become foremost among the hosts of Śachi?
Moving, you proceed rapidly by day, as Indra, at the end of the night, (manifests his) power; descended from heaven, divine, of graceful motion, (Aśvins), by which of (your) acts are you most distinguished?
So many days do ye come swiftly hither, as Indra to give help in stress of battle. Descended from the sky, divine, strong-pinioned, by which of all your powers are ye most mighty?