Rigveda 5.004.06
Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 4 · Verse 5.4.6
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
व॒धेन॒ दस्युं॒ प्र हि चा॒तय॑स्व॒ वयः॑ कृण्वा॒नस्त॒न्वे॒३॒॑ स्वायै॑ । पिप॑र्षि॒ यत्स॑हसस्पुत्र दे॒वान्त्सो अ॑ग्ने पाहि नृतम॒ वाजे॑ अ॒स्मान्
vadhena dasyuṃ pra hi cātayasva vayaḥ kṛṇvānastanve3 svāyai piparṣi yatsahasasputra devāntso agne pāhi nṛtama vāje asmān
Strike down the robber; slay him, O warriors; make strength for yourselves in battle. Protect, O Agni, the son of thousand steeds and the thousand‑sired progeny; keep us unharmed in the rally of spoils.
Demolish, Agni, with your weapon, the Dasyu, appropriating the sustenance to your own person n; and inasmuch, son of strength, as you satisfy the gods, so do you, Agni, chief of leaders, protect us in battle.
Drive thou away the Dasyu with thy weapon. As, gaining vital power for thine own body, O Son of Strength, the Gods thou satisfiest, so in fight save us, most heroic Agni.