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Rig Veda 4.38.6: Mandala 4, Sukta 38, Mantra 6

Sukta 4.38

Rishi: Dadhikrāvan (hymnic subject) / Maṇḍala 4 collection
Devata: Dadhikrā (swift victorious power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh

उत स्मासु प्रथमः सरिष्यन्नि वेवेति श्रेणिभी रथानाम् । स्रजं कृण्वानो जन्यो न शुभ्वा रेणुं रेरिहत्किरणं ददश्वान् ॥

utá smā́su prathamáḥ sariṣyán ní veveti śréṇibhir ráthānām | srájaṃ kṛṇvāno janyó ná śúbhvā reṇúṃ rérīhat kiráṇaṃ dádāśvān ||

И среди них он — первый, кто рвётся вперёд; он вьётся вниз сквозь стройные ряды колесниц. Словно сплетая гирлянду, как сияющий воин, он разметает пыль струящимися лучами — тот, кто увидел и овладел игрой света.

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