Rigveda 5.059.05
Rigveda · Mandala 5, Sukta 59 · Verse 5.59.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अश्वा॑ इ॒वेद॑रु॒षासः॒ सब॑न्धवः॒ शूरा॑ इव प्र॒युधः॒ प्रोत यु॑युधुः । मर्या॑ इव सु॒वृधो॑ वावृधु॒र्नरः॒ सूर्य॑स्य॒ चक्षुः॒ प्र मि॑नन्ति वृ॒ष्टिभिः॑
aśvā ivedaruṣāsaḥ sabandhavaḥ śūrā iva prayudhaḥ prota yuyudhuḥ maryā iva suvṛdho vāvṛdhurnaraḥ sūryasya cakṣuḥ pra minanti vṛṣṭibhiḥ
Like horses, the restless and allied, brave as chargers, they advanced and fought. Rich as cows they grew; men are like the eye of the sun— they measure by the rains.
Resplendent as steeds, of one kindred, they engage in combat like valiant heroes; like (prosperous) men, they, the leaders (of rites), have increased (in power), and cover the eye of the sun with showers.
Like steeds of ruddy colour, scions of one race, as foremost champions they have battled in the van. The Heroes have waxed strong like we.1grown manly youths; with floods of rain they make the Sun's eye fade away,