Rig Veda 4.17.12: Mandala 4, Sukta 17, Mantra 12
Sukta 4.17
कियत्स्विदिन्द्रो अध्येति मातुः कियत्पितुर्जनितुर्यो जजान । यो अस्य शुष्मं मुहुकैरियर्ति वातो न जूतः स्तनयद्भिरभ्रैः ॥
kíyat svíd índro ádhyeti mātúḥ kíyat pitúr janitúr yó jajā́na | yó asya śúṣmaṃ muhukáir íyarti vā́to ná jūtáḥ stanáyadbhir abhráiḥ ||
How far indeed does Indra overpass his mother, how far his father who begot him? He who drives his impetuous force again and again, like the wind speeding with thunderous clouds.
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