Rigveda 9.097.28
Rigveda · Mandala 9, Sukta 97 · Verse 9.97.28
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
अश्वो॒ नो क्र॑दो॒ वृष॑भिर्युजा॒नः सिं॒हो न भी॒मो मन॑सो॒ जवी॑यान् । अ॒र्वा॒चीनैः॑ प॒थिभि॒र्ये रजि॑ष्ठा॒ आ प॑वस्व सौमन॒सं न॑ इन्दो
aśvo no krado vṛṣabhiryujānaḥ siṃho na bhīmo manaso javīyān arvācīnaiḥ pathibhirye rajiṣṭhā ā pavasva saumanasaṃ na indo
The horse of thunder yoked with bulls, the lion not fearful, the victor of mind—let these, by ancient paths and radiant courses, come to the invigorating abode; Indra, not hostile, be friendly to our peaceful thought.
Yoked by the priests, you neigh like a horse, (you are) terrible as a lion, swifter than thought; Indu, pour happiness upon us by those which are the most direct of the paths leading hitherward.
Thou, yoked by strong men, neighest like a courser, swifter than thought is, like an awful lion. By paths directed hitherward, the straightest, send thou us happiness, Indu, while they cleanse thee.