Rigveda 9.072.05
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 72 · Verse 9.72.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
नृबा॒हुभ्यां॑ चोदि॒तो धार॑या सु॒तो॑ऽनुष्व॒धं प॑वते॒ सोम॑ इन्द्र ते । आप्राः॒ क्रतू॒न्सम॑जैरध्व॒रे म॒तीर्वेर्न द्रु॒षच्च॒म्वो॒३॒॑रास॑द॒द्धरिः॑
nṛbāhubhyāṃ codito dhārayā suto'nuṣvadhaṃ pavate soma indra te āprāḥ kratūnsamajairadhvare matīrverna druṣaccamvo3rāsadaddhariḥ
With mighty arms he was urged by the stream; by his sustaining strength Soma protects you. The waters, assembled with sacred power, brought thoughts; the bearer could not see, the chariot‑driver bore it.
Urged by the arms of men, poured forth in a stream the Soma flows for you, Indra, for strength; you accomplish the rites, you overcome enemies at the sacrifice; the green-tinted Soma rests upon the cups like a bird perching on a tree.
O Indra, urged by arms of men and poured in streams, Soma flows on for thee after.his Godlike kind. Plans thou fulfillest, gatherest thoughts for sacrifice: in the bowls sits the Gold-hued like a roosting bird.