Rigveda 1.145.02
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 145 · Verse 1.145.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
तमित्पृ॑च्छन्ति॒ न सि॒मो वि पृ॑च्छति॒ स्वेने॑व॒ धीरो॒ मन॑सा॒ यदग्र॑भीत् । न मृ॑ष्यते प्रथ॒मं नाप॑रं॒ वचो॒ऽस्य क्रत्वा॑ सचते॒ अप्र॑दृपितः
tamitpṛcchanti na simo vi pṛcchati sveneva dhīro manasā yadagrabhīt na mṛṣyate prathamaṃ nāparaṃ vaco'sya kratvā sacate apradṛpitaḥ
They question him; not the lion questions him, but the brave with his own mind who was foremost. His speech is not false, first nor second; the composed act stands, un-deceived.
They ask of Agni, but no one asks improperly; for a sensible man (replies to solicitation) as he has determined in his own mind; Agni tolerates not a speech that anticipates (his reply), nor endures a rejoinder; he who is devoid of arrogance is favoured by his protection.
They ask of him: not all learn by their questioning what he, the Sage, hath grasped, as 'twere, with his own mind. Forgetting not the former nor the later word, he goeth on, not careless, in his mental power.