Rigveda 10.010.02
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 10 · Verse 10.10.2
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
न ते॒ सखा॑ स॒ख्यं व॑ष्ट्ये॒तत्सल॑क्ष्मा॒ यद्विषु॑रूपा॒ भवा॑ति । म॒हस्पु॒त्रासो॒ असु॑रस्य वी॒रा दि॒वो ध॒र्तार॑ उर्वि॒या परि॑ ख्यन्
na te sakhā sakhyaṃ vaṣṭyetatsalakṣmā yadviṣurūpā bhavāti mahasputrāso asurasya vīrā divo dhartāra urviyā pari khyan
Not every friend can win friendship; fortune does not come to one who is like poison. Mighty sons—heroes of the Asura—holding heaven, spread wide and make the plain resound.
(Yama speaks). Your friend desires not this friendship, for although of one origin, she is of differentform; the hero sons of the great asura (are) the upholders of heaven, enjoying vast renown.
Thy friend loves not the friendship which considers her who is near in kindred as stranger. Sons of the mighty Asura, the Heroes, supporters of the heavens, see far around them.