Rigveda 2.016.05
Rigveda · Mandala 2, Sukta 16 · Verse 2.16.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
वृष्णः॒ कोशः॑ पवते॒ मध्व॑ ऊ॒र्मिर्वृ॑ष॒भान्ना॑य वृष॒भाय॒ पात॑वे । वृष॑णाध्व॒र्यू वृ॑ष॒भासो॒ अद्र॑यो॒ वृष॑णं॒ सोमं॑ वृष॒भाय॑ सुष्वति
vṛṣṇaḥ kośaḥ pavate madhva ūrmirvṛṣabhānnāya vṛṣabhāya pātave vṛṣaṇādhvaryū vṛṣabhāso adrayo vṛṣaṇaṃ somaṃ vṛṣabhāya suṣvati
The bull's breast is like a pitcher, the honeyed wave pours forth; for the bull they bring food. The bull‑borne paths roar; the mountains are the channels — Soma flows to the bull and delights him.
The juice of the gratifying and exhilarating (Soma), the exciter (of) those who drink it, flows to the showerer (of benefits), the dispenser of food, for his beverage; the two priests, the sprinklers of the oblation; and the stones (that express the Soma), offer to the best (of the deities), the Soma, the shedder (of blessings).
The vessel of the strong flows forth, the flood of meath, unto the Strong who feeds upon the strong, for drink, Strong are the two Adhvaryus, strong are both the stones. They press the Soma that is strong for him the Strong.