Rig Veda 5.34.5 — Mandala 5, Sukta 34, Mantra 5
Sukta 5.34
न पञ्चभिर्दशभिर्वष्ट्यारभं नासुन्वता सचते पुष्यता चन । जिनाति वेदमुया हन्ति वा धुनिरा देवयुं भजति गोमति व्रजे ॥
ná pañcábhīr daśábhīr vaṣṭy ārabháṃ nā́sūnvatā sacate púṣyatā caná | jinā́ti védam uyā́ hánti vā dhúnir ā́ devayúṃ bhajati gómati vrajé ||
Not by five nor by ten does he desire a mere grasp; he does not ally with the non-pressers, not even with those who prosper outwardly. He conquers by knowledge—or else he strikes down by that driving Force; and he apportions to the god-seeking one the luminous herds in the pen. Thus Indra chooses the inner sacrificer and gives the rays of knowledge, not to the inertly successful.
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