Rigveda 1.054.05
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 54 · Verse 1.54.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
नि यद्वृ॒णक्षि॑ श्वस॒नस्य॑ मू॒र्धनि॒ शुष्ण॑स्य चिद्व्र॒न्दिनो॒ रोरु॑व॒द्वना॑ । प्रा॒चीने॑न॒ मन॑सा ब॒र्हणा॑वता॒ यद॒द्या चि॑त्कृ॒णवः॒ कस्त्वा॒ परि॑
ni yadvṛṇakṣi śvasanasya mūrdhani śuṣṇasya cidvrandino roruvadvanā prācīnena manasā barhaṇāvatā yadadyā citkṛṇavaḥ kastvā pari
When you chose the desired head of the breathing one and the dry, the crafty band roared aloud. With ancient mind like the sacrificers’ they, having made clear the present, who are you all around?
Since you, loud-shouting, have poured the rain upon the brow of the breathing (wind), and (on the head) of the maturing and absorbing (sun), who shall prevent you from doing today (as you will), endowed with an unaltered and resolute mind?
When with a roar that fills the woods, thou forcest down on wind's head the stores which 8usga kept confined, Who shall have power to stay thee firm and eager-souled from doing still this day what thou of old hast done?