Rigveda 8.040.03
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 40 · Verse 8.40.3
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
ता हि मध्यं॒ भरा॑णामिन्द्रा॒ग्नी अ॑धिक्षि॒तः । ता उ॑ कवित्व॒ना क॒वी पृ॒च्छ्यमा॑ना सखीय॒ते सं धी॒तम॑श्नुतं नरा॒ नभ॑न्तामन्य॒के स॑मे
tā hi madhyaṃ bharāṇāmindrāgnī adhikṣitaḥ tā u kavitvanā kavī pṛcchyamānā sakhīyate saṃ dhītamaśnutaṃ narā nabhantāmanyake same
They indeed sit in the midst, Indra and Agni, the lords of gifts. Poets, skilled in speech, ask them; companions, having settled, partake of the appointed meal—men abide in many heavens alike.
They two, Indra and Agni, are present in the midst of battles; do you two, leaders of rites, who are reallysages, when solicited (by the wise), accept the offering (from him) who seeks your friendship; may all ouradversaries perish.
For, famous Indra-Agni, ye are dwellers in the midst of frays. Sages in wisdom, ye are knit to him who seeketh you as friends. Heroes, bestow on him his wish.