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Ṛgveda 2.12.4

ṛṣi
गृत्समद (आङ्गिरसः शौनहोत्रः पश्चाद्) भार्गवः शौनकः
devatā
इन्द्रः
chandas
त्रिष्टुप्

yene̱mā viśvā̱ cyava̍nā kṛ̱tāni̱ yo dāsa̱ṃ varṇa̱madha̍ra̱ṃ guhāka̍ḥ |śva̱ghnīva̱ yo ji̍gī̱vām̐lla̱kṣamāda̍da̱ryaḥ pu̱ṣṭāni̱ sa ja̍nāsa̱ indra̍ḥ ||

Transliteration IAST

yene̱mā viśvā̱ cyava̍nā kṛ̱tāni̱ yo dāsa̱ṃ varṇa̱madha̍ra̱ṃ guhāka̍ḥ | śva̱ghnīva̱ yo ji̍gī̱vām̐lla̱kṣamāda̍da̱ryaḥ pu̱ṣṭāni̱ sa ja̍nāsa̱ indra̍ḥ ||

Padapāṭha word by word, as recited

येन | इमा | विश्वा | च्यवना | कृतानि | यः | दासम् | वर्णम् | अधरम् | गुहा | अकर् इत्यकः | श्वघ्नी-इव | यः | जिगीवान् | लक्षम् | आदत् | अर्यः | पुष्टानि | सः | जनासः | इन्द्रः

yena | imā | viśvā | cyavanā | kṛtāni | yaḥ | dāsam | varṇam | adharam | guhā | akar ityakaḥ | śvaghnī-iva | yaḥ | jigīvān | lakṣam | ādat | aryaḥ | puṣṭāni | saḥ | janāsaḥ | indraḥ

Translations signed

By whom this universe was made to tremble, who chased away the humbled brood of demons, Who, like a gambler gathering his winnings seized the foe's riches, He, O men, is Indra.

Ralph T.H. GriffithThe Hymns of the Rigveda, translated with a popular commentary, 1896 · public domain

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  1. English By whom this universe was made to tremble, who chased away the humbled brood of demons, Who, like a gambler gathering his winnings seized the foe's riches, He, O men, is Indra. Ralph T.H. Griffith

Apparatus

Address
rv.2.12.4
Agreement
Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
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ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेदः, संहिता, सस्वरपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेद-पदपाठः. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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ऋग्वेदः सूक्तानि, per-sukta headers. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0