Sukta 48

ऋभुक्षणो वाजा मादयध्वमस्मे नरो मघवानः सुतस्य। आ वोऽर्वाचः क्रतवो न यातां विभ्वो रथं नर्यं वर्तयन्तु॥

ṛbhukṣaṇo vājā mādayadhvamasme naro maghavānaḥ sutasya | ā vo'rvācaḥ kratavo na yātāṁ vibhvo rathaṁ naryaṁ vartayantu ||

YE liberal Heroes, Vajas and Rbhuksans, come and delight you with our flowing Soma. May your strength, Vibhus, as ye come to meet us, turn hitherward your car that brings men profit.

ऋभुरृभुभिरभि वः स्याम विभ्वो विभुभिः शवसा शवांसि। वाजो अस्माँ अवतु वाजसाताविन्द्रेण युजा तरुषेम वृत्रम्॥

ṛbhurṛbhubhirabhi vaḥ syāma vibhvo vibhubhiḥ śavasā śavāṁsi | vājo asmā avatu vājasātāvindreṇa yujā taruṣema vṛtram ||

May we as Rbhu with your Rbhus conquer strength with our strength, as Vibhus with the Vibhus. May Vaja aid us in the fight for booty, and helped by Indra may we quell the foeman.

ते चिद्धि पूर्वीरभि सन्ति शासा विश्वाँ अर्य उपरताति वन्वन्। इन्द्रो विभ्वाँ ऋभुक्षा वाजो अर्यः शत्रोर्मिथत्या कृणवन्वि नृम्णम्॥

te ciddhi pūrvīrabhi santi śāsā viśvā arya uparatāti vanvan | indro vibhvā ṛbhukṣā vājo aryaḥ śatrormithatyā kṛṇavanvi nṛmṇam ||

For they rule many tribes with high dominion, and conquer all their foes in close encounter. May Indra, Vibhvan, Vaja, and Rbhuksan destroy by turns the wicked foeman's valour.

नू देवासो वरिवः कर्तना नो भूत नो विश्वेऽवसे सजोषाः। समस्मे इषं वसवो ददीरन्यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः॥

nū devāso varivaḥ kartanā no bhūta no viśve'vase sajoṣāḥ | samasme iṣaṁ vasavo dadīranyūyaṁ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||

Now, Deities, give us ample room and freedom: be all of you, one-minded, our protection. So let the Vasus grant us strength and vigour. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.