Rigveda 10.042.09
Rigveda · Mandala 10, Sukta 42 · Verse 10.42.9
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
उ॒त प्र॒हाम॑ति॒दीव्या॑ जयाति कृ॒तं यच्छ्व॒घ्नी वि॑चि॒नोति॑ का॒ले । यो दे॒वका॑मो॒ न धना॑ रुणद्धि॒ समित्तं रा॒या सृ॑जति स्व॒धावा॑न्
uta prahāmatidīvyā jayāti kṛtaṃ yacchvaghnī vicinoti kāle yo devakāmo na dhanā ruṇaddhi samittaṃ rāyā sṛjati svadhāvān
He strikes forth like a radiant flame, victorious at the appointed time; he who desires the gods does not create wealth with a weak voice, he establishes the ruled realm with steadfast rite.
Having driven away the assailant, he triumphs; at the time (of battle) he selects his antagonist as doesa gambler. The man who, desirous of gratifying the gods, withholds not his riches, him the powerful Indraassociates with wealth.
Yea, by superior play he wins advantage, when he, a gambler, piles his gains in season. Celestial-natured, he o'erwhelms with riches the devotee who keeps not back his treasure.