Rigveda 5.031.12
Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 31 · Verse 5.31.12
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
आयं ज॑ना अभि॒चक्षे॑ जगा॒मेन्द्रः॒ सखा॑यं सु॒तसो॑ममि॒च्छन् । वद॒न्ग्रावाव॒ वेदिं॑ भ्रियाते॒ यस्य॑ जी॒रम॑ध्व॒र्यव॒श्चर॑न्ति
āyaṃ janā abhicakṣe jagāmendraḥ sakhāyaṃ sutasomamicchan vadangrāvāva vediṃ bhriyāte yasya jīramadhvaryavaścaranti
This folk Indra spoke to when he wished the Soma of heroes; he declared the sacred lore by the rave of song, whose long-grown kine follow his ways.
Indra, oḥ people, has come to see you, wishing to behold his friend the offerer of the libation; let us creaking stones, for whose rotation the priests hasten, supply the altar.
This Indra, O ye men, hath come to see you, seeking a friend who hath expressed the Soma. The creaking stone is laid upon the altar, and the Adhvaryus come to turn it quickly.