Rigveda 6.017.03
Rigveda · Mandala 6, Sukta 17 · Verse 6.17.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ए॒वा पा॑हि प्र॒त्नथा॒ मन्द॑तु त्वा श्रु॒धि ब्रह्म॑ वावृ॒धस्वो॒त गी॒र्भिः । आ॒विः सूर्यं॑ कृणु॒हि पी॑पि॒हीषो॑ ज॒हि शत्रू॑ँर॒भि गा इ॑न्द्र तृन्धि
evā pāhi pratnathā mandatu tvā śrudhi brahma vāvṛdhasvota gīrbhiḥ āviḥ sūryaṃ kṛṇuhi pīpihīṣo jahi śatrūm̐rabhi gā indra tṛndhi
Thus guard, exerting effort, and may divine speech make you strong; make the sun rise, O he who crushes foes, strike down the enemies with your force, O Indra, who drives them away.
Drink it as of old, and may it exhilarate ou; hear our prayer, and be exalted by our praises; make the sun visible, nourish us with food, destroy our enemies, rescue the cattle.
Drink as of old, and let the draught delight thee. hear thou our prayer and let our songs exalt thee. Make the Sun visible, make food abundant, slaughter the foes, pierce through and free the cattle.