Rig Veda 4.38.5: Mandala 4, Sukta 38, Mantra 5
Sukta 4.38
उत स्मैनं वस्त्रमथिं न तायुमनु क्रोशन्ति क्षितयो भरेषु । नीचायमानं जसुरिं न श्येनं श्रवश्चाच्छा पशुमच्च यूथम् ॥
utá smainaṃ vastramáthim ná tāyúm ánu krośanti kṣitáyo bháreṣu | nīcā́yamānaṃ jásuriṃ ná śyénam śrávaś cā́cchā paśumác ca yū́tham ||
And the peoples cry after him in the clashes, as after a plunderer who tears away the covering; like a hawk swooping low, he presses forward—towards fame and towards the herd that is rich in the powers of life.
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