Rigveda 1.116.12
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 116 · Verse 1.116.12
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
तद्वां॑ नरा स॒नये॒ दंस॑ उ॒ग्रमा॒विष्कृ॑णोमि तन्य॒तुर्न वृ॒ष्टिम् । द॒ध्यङ्ह॒ यन्मध्वा॑थर्व॒णो वा॒मश्व॑स्य शी॒र्ष्णा प्र यदी॑मु॒वाच॑
tadvāṃ narā sanaye daṃsa ugramāviṣkṛṇomi tanyaturna vṛṣṭim dadhyaṅha yanmadhvātharvaṇo vāmaśvasya śīrṣṇā pra yadīmuvāca
Therefore, O men, I made potent forces fierce and brought down rain: whether it was the curd and clarified butter or the chant of Atharvan the savoury one addressed, I proclaimed it.
I proclaim, leadeers (of sacriifce), for the skae of acquiring wealth, that inimitable deed which you performed, as the thunder (announces) rain, when provided by you with the head of a horse. Dadhyañc, the son of Atharvan, taught you the mystic science.
That mighty deed of yours, for gain, O Heroes, as thunder heraldeth the rain, I publish, When, by the horse's head, Atharvan's offspring Dadhyac made known to you the Soma's sweetness.