Rigveda 3.053.11
Rigveda · Mandala 3, Sukta 53 · Verse 3.53.11
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
उप॒ प्रेत॑ कुशिकाश्चे॒तय॑ध्व॒मश्वं॑ रा॒ये प्र मु॑ञ्चता सु॒दासः॑ । राजा॑ वृ॒त्रं ज॑ङ्घन॒त्प्रागपा॒गुद॒गथा॑ यजाते॒ वर॒ आ पृ॑थि॒व्याः
upa preta kuśikāścetayadhvamaśvaṃ rāye pra muñcatā sudāsaḥ rājā vṛtraṃ jaṅghanatprāgapāgudagathā yajāte vara ā pṛthivyāḥ
Come near, O Kuṣikas, rouse the steeds with the living-spirit; O generous ones, release the king Vritra’s thigh that was bound before; the strong one who stretched forth the wide earth.
Approach, Kuśikas, the steed of Sudās; animate (him), and let him loose to (win) riches (for the raja); for the king (of the gods) has slain Vṛtra in the East, in the West, in the North, therefore let (Sudās) worship him in the best (regions) of the earth.
Come forward, Kusikas, and be attentive; let loose Sudas's horse to win him riches. East, west, and north, let the King slay the foeman, then at earth's choicest place perform his worship.