Rig Veda 3.39.5: Mandala 3, Sukta 39, Mantra 5
Sukta 3.39
सखा ह यत्र सखिभिर्नवग्वैरभिज्ञ्वा सत्वभिर्गा अनुग्मन् । सत्यं तदिन्द्रो दशभिर्दशग्वैः सूर्यं विवेद तमसि क्षियन्तम् ॥
sákhā ha yátra sákhibhir náva-gvair abhí-jñvā́ sátvabhir gā́ anugmán | satyáṁ tád índro daśábhir dáśa-gvaiḥ sū́ryaṁ viveda támási kṣiyántam ||
As a comrade, there where with comrades—the Navagvas—knowing the way with powers of being, they followed the Rays (Cows). That indeed is Truth: Indra with the ten—Dashagvas—found the Sun dwelling within the darkness.
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