Rigveda 1.092.08
Rigveda · Mandala 1, Sukta 92 · Verse 1.92.8
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
उष॒स्तम॑श्यां य॒शसं॑ सु॒वीरं॑ दा॒सप्र॑वर्गं र॒यिमश्व॑बुध्यम् । सु॒दंस॑सा॒ श्रव॑सा॒ या वि॒भासि॒ वाज॑प्रसूता सुभगे बृ॒हन्त॑म्
uṣastamaśyāṃ yaśasaṃ suvīraṃ dāsapravargaṃ rayimaśvabudhyam sudaṃsasā śravasā yā vibhāsi vājaprasūtā subhage bṛhantam
At dawn she brought fame, a noble hero, a herd of servants—rich in horse-wisdom. The lovely-robed, famed in hearing, she who sheds light, born of vigor, splendid and great.
May I obtain, Uṣas, that ample wealth with confers fame, posterity, troops of slaves, and is characterized by horses; which you, who abount in riches and are the giver of food, display, (when gratified) by hymns and holy sacrifices.
O thou who shinest forth in wondrous glory, urged onward by thy strength, auspicious Lady, Dawn, may I gain that wealth, renowned and ample, in brave sons, troops of slaves, far-famed for horses.