Rigveda 8.001.05
Rigveda · Mandala 8, Sukta 1 · Verse 8.1.5
Vedic Classification
Sanskrit Original
म॒हे च॒न त्वाम॑द्रिवः॒ परा॑ शु॒ल्काय॑ देयाम् । न स॒हस्रा॑य॒ नायुता॑य वज्रिवो॒ न श॒ताय॑ शतामघ
mahe cana tvāmadrivaḥ parā śulkāya deyām na sahasrāya nāyutāya vajrivo na śatāya śatāmagha
O great one, grant us a share beyond the price of goods. Not by thousands nor by tens are prizes counted—O Vaisravanas, not by a hundred of hundreds.
Wielder of the thunderbolt, I would not sell you for a large price, not for a thousand, nor for tenthousand, nor, opulent bearer of the thunderbolt, for a hundred.
O Caster of the Stone, I would not sell thee for a mighty price, Not for a thousand, Thunderer! nor ten thousand, nor a hundred, Lord of countless wealth!
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