Rigveda 10.032.04
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 32 · Verse 10.32.4
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
तदित्स॒धस्थ॑म॒भि चारु॑ दीधय॒ गावो॒ यच्छास॑न्वह॒तुं न धे॒नवः॑ । मा॒ता यन्मन्तु॑र्यू॒थस्य॑ पू॒र्व्याभि वा॒णस्य॑ स॒प्तधा॑तु॒रिज्जनः॑
taditsadhasthamabhi cāru dīdhaya gāvo yacchāsanvahatuṃ na dhenavaḥ mātā yanmanturyūthasya pūrvyābhi vāṇasya saptadhāturijjanaḥ
May those cows stand firm and brightly shine, which may carry what we wish, O kine. Grant a mother whose counsel is like early speech, sevenfold in giving to offspring.
Shine, Indra, upon this elegant chamber of sacrifice when our praises desire (your approach) as kine(desire) their stalls; since the praise of (me) the worshipper precedes (the adoration) of the company, and thisperson accompanied by the seven officiating priests is the offerer of praise.
This beauteous place of meeting have I looked upon, where, like milch-cows, the kine order the marriage train; Where the Herd's Mother counts as first and best of all, and round her are the seven-toned people of the choir.