Rigveda 5.032.09
Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 32 · Verse 5.32.9
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
को अ॑स्य॒ शुष्मं॒ तवि॑षीं वरात॒ एको॒ धना॑ भरते॒ अप्र॑तीतः । इ॒मे चि॑दस्य॒ ज्रय॑सो॒ नु दे॒वी इन्द्र॒स्यौज॑सो भि॒यसा॑ जिहाते
ko asya śuṣmaṃ taviṣīṃ varāta eko dhanā bharate apratītaḥ ime cidasya jrayaso nu devī indrasyaujaso bhiyasā jihāte
Who bears his dry strength? One rich man fills it, unexpected. These, of this man’s clamor, O goddesses, Indra cast aside with fearsome might.
Who may resist the withering might of that Indra; he, single and irresistible, carries off the riches (of the enemy); these two divine (beings, heaven and earth), proceed swiftly through fear of the strength of the quick-moving Indra.
Who may arrest his strength or cheek his vigour? Alone, resistless, he bears off all riches. Even these Twain, these Goddesses, through terror of Indra's might, retire from his dominion.