Rigveda 4.023.05
Rigveda · Mandala 4, Sukta 23 · Verse 4.23.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
क॒था कद॒स्या उ॒षसो॒ व्यु॑ष्टौ दे॒वो मर्त॑स्य स॒ख्यं जु॑जोष । क॒था कद॑स्य स॒ख्यं सखि॑भ्यो॒ ये अ॑स्मि॒न्कामं॑ सु॒युजं॑ तत॒स्रे
kathā kadasyā uṣaso vyuṣṭau devo martasya sakhyaṃ jujoṣa kathā kadasya sakhyaṃ sakhibhyo ye asminkāmaṃ suyujaṃ tatasre
How, when dawn spread forth, did the god win friendship with mortal men? How then did that friendship join companions who united in desire?
When, in what manner, at the dawning of this morning, has the divine Indra accepted the friendship of a mortal? when and in what manner, (is) his friendship (manifested) to the friends who have spread out the desirable and suitable (offering) before him?
How, and what bond of friendship with a mortal hath the God chosen as this morn is breaking? How, and what love hath he for those who love him, who have entwined in him their firm affection?