Rigveda 5.056.04
Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 56 · Verse 5.56.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
नि ये रि॒णन्त्योज॑सा॒ वृथा॒ गावो॒ न दु॒र्धुरः॑ । अश्मा॑नं चित्स्व॒र्यं१॒॑ पर्व॑तं गि॒रिं प्र च्या॑वयन्ति॒ याम॑भिः
ni ye riṇantyojasā vṛthā gāvo na durdhuraḥ aśmānaṃ citsvaryaṃ1 parvataṃ giriṃ pra cyāvayanti yāmabhiḥ
Those who, light in vigor, drive kine in vain not hard to move; stones, radiant with sun, and the mountain, they scatter with the shafts of the year.
They who with ease destroy (their foes) by their prowess, like horses difficult to be restrained, they send down by their movements the vast and sounding water-laden cloud.
They who with mighty strength o'erthrow like oxen difficult to yoke, Cause e'en the heavenly stone to shake ' yea, shake the rocky mountain as they race along.