Rigveda 10.040.03
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 40 · Verse 10.40.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
प्रा॒तर्ज॑रेथे जर॒णेव॒ काप॑या॒ वस्तो॑र्वस्तोर्यज॒ता ग॑च्छथो गृ॒हम् । कस्य॑ ध्व॒स्रा भ॑वथः॒ कस्य॑ वा नरा राजपु॒त्रेव॒ सव॒नाव॑ गच्छथः
prātarjarethe jaraṇeva kāpayā vastorvastoryajatā gacchatho gṛham kasya dhvasrā bhavathaḥ kasya vā narā rājaputreva savanāva gacchathaḥ
Early-born ones, depart like old ones by the waterfall; go home, ye household gods invoked. Whose splendor shall it become? Whose, O princes, like royal sons, go to the assembly?
Leaders (of rites), you are glorified at dawn like two ancient (monarchs) by the voice (of the caller)entitled to worship, you go day by day to the dwelling (of the worshipper); of whose (faults) are you thedestroyer? To whose oblations do you go like princes?
Early ye sing forth praise as with a herald's voice, and, meet for worship, go each morning to the house. Whom do ye ever bring to ruin? Unto whose libations come ye, Heroes, like two Sons of Kings?