{
  "id": "rigveda/2.12.5",
  "url": "https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/2.12.5/",
  "work": {
    "key": "rigveda",
    "title": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā"
  },
  "ref": "2.12.5",
  "speaker": "Addressed to Indra",
  "sanskrit": {
    "text": "यं स्मा॑ पृ॒च्छन्ति॒ कुह॒ सेति॑ घो॒रमु॒तेमा॑हु॒र्नैषो अ॒स्तीत्ये॑नम् ।\nसो अ॒र्यः पु॒ष्टीर्विज॑ इ॒वा मि॑नाति॒ श्रद॑स्मै धत्त॒ स ज॑नास॒ इन्द्रः॑ ॥",
    "script": "Deva",
    "accented": true
  },
  "transliteration": {
    "text": "yáṃ smā pṛchánti kúha séti ghorám utém āhur naíṣó astī́ty enam |\nsó aryáḥ puṣṭī́r víja ivā́ mināti śrád asmai dhatta sá janāsa índraḥ ||",
    "scheme": "IAST"
  },
  "words": [
    {
      "word": "yam",
      "meaning": "whom",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sma",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "pṛchanti",
      "meaning": "they ask",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "kuha",
      "meaning": "where",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sa",
      "meaning": "he is",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ghoram",
      "meaning": "fierce",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "uta",
      "meaning": "and",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "īm",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "āhuḥ",
      "meaning": "they say",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "na",
      "meaning": "not",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "eṣaḥ",
      "meaning": "this one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asti",
      "meaning": "is",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iti",
      "meaning": "thus",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "enam",
      "meaning": "him",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "saḥ",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "aryaḥ",
      "meaning": "of the enemy",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "puṣṭīḥ",
      "meaning": "the riches, nourishments",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "vijaḥ",
      "meaning": "the people (subjects)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "iva",
      "meaning": "as if",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "ā",
      "meaning": "indeed",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "mināti",
      "meaning": "breaks, destroys",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "śrat",
      "meaning": "the praise (or: faith)",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "asmai",
      "meaning": "to him, for this one",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "dhatta",
      "meaning": "place, give",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "sa",
      "meaning": "that",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "janāsaḥ",
      "meaning": "O people",
      "lang": "en"
    },
    {
      "word": "indraḥ",
      "meaning": "Indra",
      "lang": "en"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "lang": "hi",
      "text": "जिसके विषय में लोग पूछते हैं 'वह भयंकर कहाँ है?', और कहते हैं 'यह नहीं है, यह उसका अस्तित्व नहीं है' — वह शत्रु की पुष्टि-सामग्री को विजित प्रजा की भाँति तोड़ देता है; हे मनुष्यो, इसके लिए श्रद्धा अर्पित करो — वही इन्द्र है।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ta",
      "text": "'அந்த பயங்கரன் எங்கே?' என்று மக்கள் கேட்கிறார்கள்; 'அவன் இல்லை, அவன் இருப்பதில்லை' என்றும் சொல்கிறார்கள் — அவனோ எதிரியின் செல்வங்களை விட்டு மக்களைப் போல உடைக்கிறான்; ஓ மக்களே, இவனுக்கு நம்பிக்கையை அர்ப்பணியுங்கள் — அவனே இந்திரன்.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "te",
      "text": "'ఆ భయంకరుడు ఎక్కడ?' అని ప్రజలు అడుగుతారు; 'అతడు లేడు, అతని ఉనికి లేదు' అని అంటారు — అతడు శత్రువు సంపదలను జనులను చీల్చినట్లు విరగ్గొడతాడు; ఓ జనులారా, ఇతనికి శ్రద్ధను అర్పించండి — అతడే ఇంద్రుడు.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "kn",
      "text": "'ಆ ಭಯಂಕರನು ಎಲ್ಲಿ?' ಎಂದು ಜನರು ಕೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ; 'ಅವನಿಲ್ಲ, ಅವನ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವವಿಲ್ಲ' ಎಂದು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ — ಅವನು ಶತ್ರುವಿನ ಸಂಪತ್ತನ್ನು ಜನರನ್ನು ಒಡೆಯುವಂತೆ ಒಡೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಓ ಜನರೇ, ಇವನಿಗೆ ಶ್ರದ್ಧೆಯನ್ನು ಅರ್ಪಿಸಿ — ಅವನೇ ಇಂದ್ರ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ml",
      "text": "'ആ ഭയങ്കരൻ എവിടെ?' എന്ന് ജനങ്ങൾ ചോദിക്കുന്നു; 'അവനില്ല, അവന് അസ്തിത്വമില്ല' എന്ന് പറയുന്നു — അവൻ ശത്രുവിന്റെ സമ്പത്തിനെ ജനങ്ങളെപ്പോലെ തകർക്കുന്നു; ഹേ ജനങ്ങളേ, ഇവനിൽ വിശ്വാസം അർപ്പിക്കുക — അവനാണ് ഇന്ദ്രൻ.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "bn",
      "text": "'সেই ভয়ংকর কোথায়?' লোকেরা জিজ্ঞাসা করে; 'সে নেই, তার অস্তিত্ব নেই' বলে — তিনি শত্রুর সম্পদকে প্রজাদের মতো ভেঙে ফেলেন; হে মানুষেরা, এঁর প্রতি শ্রদ্ধা নিবেদন করো — তিনিই ইন্দ্র।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "mr",
      "text": "'तो भयंकर कुठे आहे?' असे लोक विचारतात; 'तो नाही, त्याचे अस्तित्व नाही' असेही म्हणतात — तो शत्रूच्या संपत्तीला प्रजेप्रमाणे फोडतो; हे लोकहो, याला श्रद्धा अर्पण करा — तोच इंद्र.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "gu",
      "text": "'તે ભયંકર ક્યાં છે?' એમ લોકો પૂછે છે; 'તે નથી, તેનું અસ્તિત્વ નથી' એમ કહે છે — તે શત્રુની સંપત્તિને પ્રજાની જેમ તોડી નાખે છે; હે લોકો, એને શ્રદ્ધા અર્પણ કરો — તે જ ઇન્દ્ર.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pa",
      "text": "'ਉਹ ਭਿਆਨਕ ਕਿੱਥੇ ਹੈ?' ਲੋਕ ਪੁੱਛਦੇ ਹਨ; 'ਉਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ, ਉਸਦੀ ਹੋਂਦ ਨਹੀਂ' ਆਖਦੇ ਹਨ — ਉਹ ਵੈਰੀ ਦੀ ਦੌਲਤ ਨੂੰ ਪਰਜਾ ਵਾਂਗ ਤੋੜਦਾ ਹੈ; ਹੇ ਲੋਕੋ, ਇਸਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਰਧਾ ਅਰਪਿਤ ਕਰੋ — ਉਹੀ ਇੰਦਰ ਹੈ।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "or",
      "text": "'ସେ ଭୟଙ୍କର କେଉଁଠି?' ଲୋକେ ପଚାରନ୍ତି; 'ସେ ନାହିଁ, ତାହାର ଅସ୍ତିତ୍ୱ ନାହିଁ' ବୋଲନ୍ତି — ସେ ଶତ୍ରୁର ସମ୍ପଦକୁ ପ୍ରଜାପରି ଭାଙ୍ଗି ଦିଏ; ହେ ଲୋକମାନେ, ଏହାକୁ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧା ଅର୍ପଣ କର — ସେ ହିଁ ଇନ୍ଦ୍ର।",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ur",
      "text": "'وہ ہولناک کہاں ہے؟' لوگ پوچھتے ہیں؛ 'وہ نہیں ہے، اس کا وجود نہیں' کہتے ہیں — وہ دشمن کی دولت کو رعایا کی طرح توڑ دیتا ہے؛ اے لوگو، اس کے لیے عقیدت پیش کرو — وہی اندر ہے۔",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "text": "They ask, 'Where is that fierce one?' and say, 'He is not; he does not exist' — yet he breaks the enemy's riches as though they were a people; O people, place your faith in him — that one is Indra.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "text": "Preguntan: '¿Dónde está ese feroz?', y dicen: 'No está, no existe' — sin embargo, quiebra las riquezas del enemigo como si fueran un pueblo; ¡oh pueblos, poned vuestra fe en él — ese es Indra!",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "fr",
      "text": "On demande : « Où est ce farouche ? » et l'on dit : « Il n'est pas, il n'existe pas » — pourtant il brise les richesses de l'ennemi comme un peuple ; ô peuples, placez en lui votre confiance — celui-là est Indra !",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "de",
      "text": "Man fragt: „Wo ist jener Wilde?“ und sagt: „Er ist nicht, er existiert nicht“ — doch er zerbricht die Reichtümer des Feindes, als wären sie ein Volk; o Menschen, setzt euer Vertrauen auf ihn — das ist Indra.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "pt",
      "text": "Perguntam: 'Onde está aquele feroz?' e dizem: 'Ele não está, não existe' — contudo ele quebra as riquezas do inimigo como se fossem um povo; ó povos, depositai nele a vossa fé — esse é Indra!",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ru",
      "text": "Спрашивают: «Где тот грозный?» и говорят: «Его нет, он не существует» — между тем он ломает богатства врага, словно народ; о люди, возложите на него веру — это и есть Индра.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "zh",
      "text": "人们问：“那猛烈者在哪里？”并说：“他不存在，他没有实体”——然而他如摧毁一个民族般，粉碎敌人的财富；诸位人们，请把信仰寄托于他——他就是因陀罗。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ja",
      "text": "人々は問う、「あの猛き者はどこにいるのか」と。「彼はいない、存在しない」と言う——だが彼は敵の富を、民を砕くように打ち砕く。ああ人々よ、彼に信を置け——それこそがインドラである。",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "ar",
      "text": "يسألون: «أين ذلك الضاري؟» ويقولون: «ليس هو، لا وجود له» — ومع ذلك يكسر أموال العدو كما لو كانت قوماً؛ أيها الناس، ضعوا إيمانكم فيه — ذاك هو إندرا.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    },
    {
      "lang": "id",
      "text": "Mereka bertanya, 'Di manakah yang garang itu?' dan berkata, 'Dia tidak ada, dia tidak eksis' — namun Dia menghancurkan harta musuh seperti merobohkan sebuah bangsa; wahai manusia, letakkan kepercayaanmu kepada-Nya — Dialah Indra.",
      "translator": "Vedyatra working draft (AI)",
      "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
      "status": "machine",
      "statusLabel": "Machine draft"
    }
  ],
  "commentary": [],
  "source": {
    "edition": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā, accented text and word analysis of the University of Zurich, via VedaWeb (University of Cologne)",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0"
  },
  "topics": [
    "indra",
    "hidden-god",
    "praise"
  ],
  "citation": "Ṛgveda Saṃhitā 2.12.5. Vedyatra, https://vedyatra.org/verses/rigveda/2.12.5/"
}