Rig Veda 10.34.9: Mandala 10, Sukta 34, Mantra 9
Sukta 10.34
नीचा वर्तन्त उपरि स्फुरन्त्यहस्तासो हस्तवन्तं सहन्ते । दिव्या अङ्गारा इरिणे न्युप्ताः शीताः सन्तो हृदयं निर्दहन्ति ॥
nīcā́ vártanta úpari sphuranty ahastā́so hástavantaṃ sahante | divyā́ aṅgā́rā íriṇe nyùptāḥ śītā́ḥ sántaḥ hṛ́dayaṃ nír dahanti ||
They roll low and then leap high; the handless overpower the man with hands. Like heavenly coals buried in a barren ground, cold as they seem, they burn the heart away.
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