Rigveda 10.015.13
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 15 · Verse 10.15.13
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ये चे॒ह पि॒तरो॒ ये च॒ नेह याँश्च॑ वि॒द्म याँ उ॑ च॒ न प्र॑वि॒द्म । त्वं वे॑त्थ॒ यति॒ ते जा॑तवेदः स्व॒धाभि॑र्य॒ज्ञं सुकृ॑तं जुषस्व
ye ceha pitaro ye ca neha yām̐śca vidma yām̐ u ca na pravidma tvaṃ vettha yati te jātavedaḥ svadhābhiryajñaṃ sukṛtaṃ juṣasva
Those fathers who are here and those who are not, those we know and those we do not—O Jātavedas, you know them; with offerings and svadhā propitiate the well‑performed sacrifice and let it be pleasing.
You know, Jātavedas, those Pitṛs, how many they may be, who are not in this world, those whom weknow, and those whom we do not fully know; enjoy this pious sacrifice offered together with svadhās.
Thou, Jatavedas, knowest well the number of Fathers who are here and who are absent, Of Fathers whom we know and whom we know not: accept the sacrifice wellprepared with portions.