Rig Veda 7.85.2: Mandala 7, Sukta 85, Mantra 2
Sukta 7.85
स्पर्धन्ते वा उ देवहूये अत्र येषु ध्वजेषु दिद्यवः पतन्ति । युवं ताँ इन्द्रावरुणावमित्रान्हतं पराचः शर्वा विषूचः ॥
spárdhante vá u deva-hū́ye átra yéṣu dhvajéṣu didyávaḥ pátanti | yuváṃ tā́n indrāvaruṇāv amítrān hatáṃ parā́caḥ śárvā víṣūcaḥ ||
Here they strive in the god-invoking clash, where the flashing lights fall upon the battle-standards. You two, O Indra and Varuṇa, strike down those hostile powers—drive them far away, shattered and scattered.
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