Rishi: Vāmadeva Gautama (traditional attribution for RV 4.24)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable for RV 4.24; standard for many Indra hymns in this mandala)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari) क्रतूयन्ति क्षितयो योग उग्राशुषाणासो मिथो अर्णसातौ । सं यद्विशोऽववृत्रन्त युध्मा आदिन्नेम इन्द्रयन्ते अभीके ॥
Recitation with translation Rig Veda 4.24.4
Transliteration kratūyánti kṣitáyo yóga ugrāśuṣāṇāso mithó arṇasātáu | sáṃ yád viśo’vavṛtranta yudhmā ād ín néma indrayante abhīké ||
Translation Ludy kierują swoją wolę w działanie w zjednoczeniu, o Potężny, gorliwi we wzajemnym dążeniu do zdobycia potoku obfitości. Gdy rody zamykają się razem w bitwie, wtedy zaprawdę, w samej bliskości, wzywają i dążą ku Indrze, oświeconej Sile.
Ask anything about this verse... Ask Word by Word क्रतूयन्ति they act with resolve / they show (their) will/skill क्षि॒तयः the peoples, the settled tribes योगे in the yoking / in the encounter (battle-joining) मिथः mutually, with one another अर्णसातौ in the winning of the flood/stream (booty), in the contest for the waters विशः the clans, the communities अववृत्रन्ते they close in / they surround / they roll down upon युध्माः warlike, battle-ready नेमः the allotted share / the due portion इन्द्रयन्ते they seek/press for Indra; they make (it) Indra-like; they call on Indra अभीके nearby, at close quarters