Rigveda 7.020.05
Rigveda · Mandala 7, Sukta 20 · Verse 7.20.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
वृषा॑ जजान॒ वृष॑णं॒ रणा॑य॒ तमु॑ चि॒न्नारी॒ नर्यं॑ ससूव । प्र यः से॑ना॒नीरध॒ नृभ्यो॒ अस्ती॒नः सत्वा॑ ग॒वेष॑णः॒ स धृ॒ष्णुः
vṛṣā jajāna vṛṣaṇaṃ raṇāya tamu cinnārī naryaṃ sasūva pra yaḥ senānīradha nṛbhyo astīnaḥ satvā gaveṣaṇaḥ sa dhṛṣṇuḥ
He begot bulls, the bull for battle; he cut the darkness; the man fell with arrows. He who measures armies and men, the steersman searching herds — he is the bold one.
(His) progenitor begot Indra, the showerer (of benefits) for (the purpose of) war; his mother brought himforth the benefactor of man; the leader of armies who is chief over men, he is the lord, the conqueror, therecoverer of the kine, the subduer of foes.
A Bull begat the Bull for joy of battle, and a strong Mother brought forth him the manly. He who is Chief of men, their armies' Leader, is strong Hero, bold, and fain for booty.