Rigveda 1.081.03
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 81 · Verse 1.81.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
यदु॒दीर॑त आ॒जयो॑ धृ॒ष्णवे॑ धीयते॒ धना॑ । यु॒क्ष्वा म॑द॒च्युता॒ हरी॒ कं हनः॒ कं वसौ॑ दधो॒ऽस्माँ इ॑न्द्र॒ वसौ॑ दधः
yadudīrata ājayo dhṛṣṇave dhīyate dhanā yukṣvā madacyutā harī kaṃ hanaḥ kaṃ vasau dadho'smām̐ indra vasau dadhaḥ
When the cattle lowed and the progeny strove, when wealth was hard to hold, slay for us, Indra, the stealer; give us the cattle and the wealth you bear.
When battles arise, wealth devolves on the victor; yoke your horses, humblers of the pride (of the foe), that you may destroy one and enrich another; plural ce us, Indra, in affluence.
When war and battles are on foot, booty is laid before the bold. Yoke thou thy wildly-rushing Bays. Whom wilt thou slay and whom enrich? Do thou, O Indra, make us rich.