Rigveda 5.041.17
Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 41 · Verse 5.41.17
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
इति॑ चि॒न्नु प्र॒जायै॑ पशु॒मत्यै॒ देवा॑सो॒ वन॑ते॒ मर्त्यो॑ व॒ आ दे॑वासो वनते॒ मर्त्यो॑ वः । अत्रा॑ शि॒वां त॒न्वो॑ धा॒सिम॒स्या ज॒रां चि॑न्मे॒ निरृ॑तिर्जग्रसीत
iti cinnu prajāyai paśumatyai devāso vanate martyo va ā devāso vanate martyo vaḥ atrā śivāṃ tanvo dhāsimasyā jarāṃ cinme nirṛtirjagrasīta
Thus the gods sundered beasts for progeny; mortals dwell in the wood, as do the gods. There the auspicious strength of our body was established; dispersion (Nirrti) devoured the old wound that was cut away.
The mortal (sacrificer) worships you, gods, at all times for progeny and cattle; verily, gods, the mortal worships you; may Nirṛti, on this occasion, sustain my body with salutary food, and keep off decay.
Thus thinking, O ye Gods, the mortal wins you to give him increase of his herds of cattle: the mortal wins him, O ye Gods, your favour. Here he wins wholesome food to feed this body: as for mine old age, Nirrti consume it