Rigveda 1.168.03
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 168 · Verse 1.168.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
सोमा॑सो॒ न ये सु॒तास्तृ॒प्तांश॑वो हृ॒त्सु पी॒तासो॑ दु॒वसो॒ नास॑ते । ऐषा॒मंसे॑षु र॒म्भिणी॑व रारभे॒ हस्ते॑षु खा॒दिश्च॑ कृ॒तिश्च॒ सं द॑धे
somāso na ye sutāstṛptāṃśavo hṛtsu pītāso duvaso nāsate aiṣāmaṃseṣu rambhiṇīva rārabhe hasteṣu khādiśca kṛtiśca saṃ dadhe
Soma-drinkers who are many, their desires sated, rejoicing in the heart, having drunk, not deprived; in their limbs she moved like a loving one, in their hands she placed biting strength and skillful deed.
They, who are like the Soma, with well-nourished shoots, and then poured out (in libations), are imbibed; they abide, like devoted adherents, in the hearts (of men); upon their shoulders hangs (a lance) like a youthful feminine le, and in their hands a guard and sword are wielded.
They who, like Somas with their well-grown stalks pressed out, imbibed within the heart, dwell there in friendly wise. Upon their shoulders rests as 'twere a warrior's spear and in their hand they hold a dagger and a ring.