Rig Veda 5.83.2: Mandala 5, Sukta 83, Mantra 2
Sukta 5.83
वि वृक्षान्हन्त्युत हन्ति रक्षसो विश्वं बिभाय भुवनं महावधात् । उतानागा ईषते वृष्ण्यावतो यत्पर्जन्यः स्तनयन्हन्ति दुष्कृतः ॥
ví vṛkṣā́n hanty utá hanti rakṣáso víśvaṃ bibhāya bhúvanaṃ mahā́vadhāt | utā́nāgā īṣate vṛṣṇyā́vato yát parjányā́ḥ stanáyan hánti duṣkṛ́taḥ ||
He smites the trees and he smites the powers of darkness; the whole world of becoming trembles before his great weapon. Even the guiltless are shaken when Parjanya, thundering, strikes down the doers of distortion.
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