Rigveda 6.018.08
Rigveda · Mandala 6, Sukta 18 · Verse 6.18.8
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
स यो न मु॒हे न मिथू॒ जनो॒ भूत्सु॒मन्तु॑नामा॒ चुमु॑रिं॒ धुनिं॑ च । वृ॒णक्पिप्रुं॒ शम्ब॑रं॒ शुष्ण॒मिन्द्रः॑ पु॒रां च्यौ॒त्नाय॑ श॒यथा॑य॒ नू चि॑त्
sa yo na muhe na mithū jano bhūtsumantunāmā cumuriṃ dhuniṃ ca vṛṇakpipruṃ śambaraṃ śuṣṇamindraḥ purāṃ cyautnāya śayathāya nū cit
He who is not foolish, not deceitful among men, who upholds beings by name, who stirs and strikes — choose, O Indra, the firm strong ox, the mighty, for puissant care; now bolster the host.
He who is never perplexed, who is no engenderer of that which is in vain, whose name is renowned, who promptly (exerts himself) for the overturning of the cities (of the asuras), and for the destruction (of his foes); you, (Indra), have indeed slain Cumuri, Dhuni, Pipru, Śambara, and Śuṣṇa.
Stranger to guile, who ne'er was false or faithless, bearing a name that may be well remembered, Indra crushed Cumuri, Dhuni, Sambara, Pipru, and Susna, that their castles fell in ruin.