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    Stanza 4.33.1

    प्र ऋ॒भुभ्यो॑ दू॒तमि॑व॒ वाच॑मिष्य उप॒स्तिरे॒ श्वैत॑रीं धे॒नुमी॑ळे | ये वात॑जूतास्त॒रणि॑भि॒रेवैः॒ परि॒ द्यां स॒द्यो अ॒पसो॑ बभू॒वुः ||

    prá r̥bhúbhyo dūtám iva vā́cam iṣya upastíre śvaítarīṁ dhenúm īḷe yé vā́tajūtās taráṇibhir évaiḥ pári dyā́ṁ sadyó apáso babhūvúḥ

    I send forth my speech as a message to the Rbhus, and I desire the shining cow. Those who, moved by the wind and by their own swiftness, have become accomplished beings, have in an instant pervaded the sky.

    Stanza 4.33.2

    य॒दार॒मक्र॑न्नृ॒भवः॑ पि॒तृभ्यां॒ परि॑विष्टी वे॒षणा॑ दं॒सना॑भिः | आदिद्दे॒वाना॒मुप॑ स॒ख्यमा॑य॒न्धीरा॑सः पु॒ष्टिम॑वहन्म॒नायै॑ ||

    yadā́ram ákrann r̥bhávaḥ pitŕ̥bhyām páriviṣṭī veṣáṇā daṁsánābhiḥ ā́d íd devā́nām úpa sakhyám āyan dhī́rāsaḥ puṣṭím avahan manā́yai

    When the Rbhus, with their skills and adornments, acted skillfully for their parents, they then approached the friendship of the gods, and with their powers, they brought sustenance.

    Stanza 4.33.3

    पुन॒र्ये च॒क्रुः पि॒तरा॒ युवा॑ना॒ सना॒ यूपे॑व जर॒णा शया॑ना | ते वाजो॒ विभ्वाँ॑ ऋ॒भुरिन्द्र॑वन्तो॒ मधु॑प्सरसो नोऽवन्तु य॒ज्ञम् ||

    púnar yé cakrúḥ pitárā yúvānā sánā yū́peva jaraṇā́ śáyānā té vā́jo víbhvām̐ r̥bhúr índravanto mádhupsaraso no 'vantu yajñám

    Those who, making their parents young again, and who, lying like decaying posts, made them eternal, may Vaja, Vibhvan, and Rbhu, along with Indra, the drinkers of Soma, protect our sacrifice.

    Stanza 4.33.4

    यत्सं॒वत्स॑मृ॒भवो॒ गामर॑क्ष॒न्यत्सं॒वत्स॑मृ॒भवो॒ मा अपिं॑शन् | यत्सं॒वत्स॒मभ॑र॒न्भासो॑ अस्या॒स्ताभिः॒ शमी॑भिरमृत॒त्वमा॑शुः ||

    yát saṁvátsam r̥bhávo gā́m árakṣan yát saṁvátsam r̥bhávo mā́ ápiṁśan yát saṁvátsam ábharan bhā́so asyās tā́bhiḥ śámībhir amr̥tatvám āśuḥ

    For a year, the Rbhus protected the cow; for a year, they fashioned her body; and for a year, they maintained her radiance. With these accomplishments, they attained immortality.

    Stanza 4.33.5

    ज्ये॒ष्ठ आ॑ह चम॒सा द्वा क॒रेति॒ कनी॑या॒न्त्रीन्कृ॑णवा॒मेत्या॑ह | क॒नि॒ष्ठ आ॑ह च॒तुर॑स्क॒रेति॒ त्वष्ट॑ ऋभव॒स्तत्प॑नय॒द्वचो॑ वः ||

    jyeṣṭhá āha camasā́ dvā́ karéti kánīyān trī́n kr̥ṇavāméty āha kaniṣṭhá āha catúras karéti tváṣṭa r̥bhavas tát panayad váco vaḥ

    The eldest said, 'Let us make two drinking cups.' The middle one said, 'Let us make three.' The youngest said, 'Let us make four.' Tvashtar approved that word of yours, O Rbhus.

    Stanza 4.33.6

    स॒त्यमू॑चु॒र्नर॑ ए॒वा हि च॒क्रुरनु॑ स्व॒धामृ॒भवो॑ जग्मुरे॒ताम् | वि॒भ्राज॑मानाँश्चम॒साँ अहे॒वावे॑न॒त्त्वष्टा॑ च॒तुरो॑ ददृ॒श्वान् ||

    satyám ūcur nára evā́ hí cakrúr ánu svadhā́m r̥bhávo jagmur etā́m vibhrā́jamānāṁś camasā́m̐ áhevā́venat tváṣṭā catúro dadr̥śvā́n

    The men spoke the truth, and indeed they acted so. The Rbhus followed that path of action. And Tvashtar, seeing the four cups shining like the day, was envious.

    Stanza 4.33.7

    द्वाद॑श॒ द्यून्यदगो॑ह्यस्याति॒थ्ये रण॑न्नृ॒भवः॑ स॒सन्तः॑ | सु॒क्षेत्रा॑कृण्व॒न्नन॑यन्त॒ सिन्धू॒न्धन्वाति॑ष्ठ॒न्नोष॑धीर्नि॒म्नमापः॑ ||

    dvā́daśa dyū́n yád ágohyasyātithyé ráṇann r̥bhávaḥ sasántaḥ sukṣétrākr̥ṇvann ánayanta síndhūn dhánvā́tiṣṭhann óṣadhīr nimnám ā́paḥ

    For twelve days, when the Rbhus, as guests of the unhinderable one, rejoiced, they made fertile lands, they led the rivers, they caused plants to grow on dry ground, and filled the low places with waters.

    Stanza 4.33.8

    रथं॒ ये च॒क्रुः सु॒वृतं॑ नरे॒ष्ठां ये धे॒नुं वि॑श्व॒जुवं॑ वि॒श्वरू॑पाम् | त आ त॑क्षन्त्वृ॒भवो॑ र॒यिं नः॒ स्वव॑सः॒ स्वप॑सः सु॒हस्ताः॑ ||

    ráthaṁ yé cakrúḥ suvŕ̥taṁ nareṣṭhā́ṁ yé dhenúṁ viśvajúvaṁ viśvárūpām tá ā́ takṣantv r̥bhávo rayíṁ naḥ svávasaḥ svápasaḥ suhástāḥ

    May those who made the swift chariot, supreme among heroes, and the cow, all-moving and all-formed, may they, the Rbhus, the powerful, the good-handed, shape wealth for us.

    Stanza 4.33.9

    अपो॒ ह्ये॑षा॒मजु॑षन्त दे॒वा अ॒भि क्रत्वा॒ मन॑सा॒ दीध्या॑नाः | वाजो॑ दे॒वाना॑मभवत्सु॒कर्मेन्द्र॑स्य ऋभु॒क्षा वरु॑णस्य॒ विभ्वा॑ ||

    ápo hy èṣām ájuṣanta devā́ abhí krátvā mánasā dī́dhyānāḥ vā́jo devā́nām abhavat sukárméndrasya r̥bhukṣā́ váruṇasya víbhvā

    The gods indeed enjoyed their work, pondering it with thought and mind. Vaja became the gods' efficient craftsman, Rbhukshan of Indra, and Vibhvan of Varuna.

    Stanza 4.33.10

    ये हरी॑ मे॒धयो॒क्था मद॑न्त॒ इन्द्रा॑य च॒क्रुः सु॒युजा॒ ये अश्वा॑ | ते रा॒यस्पोषं॒ द्रवि॑णान्य॒स्मे ध॒त्त ऋ॑भवः क्षेम॒यन्तो॒ न मि॒त्रम् ||

    yé hárī medháyokthā́ mádanta índrāya cakrúḥ suyújā yé áśvā té rāyás póṣaṁ dráviṇāny asmé dhattá r̥bhavaḥ kṣemayánto ná mitrám

    Those who, making the two horses joyful with offerings and hymns, harnessed them for Indra, may those Rbhus, excellent in skill and power, grant us riches and abundance.

    Stanza 4.33.11

    इ॒दाह्नः॑ पी॒तिमु॒त वो॒ मदं॑ धु॒र्न ऋ॒ते श्रा॒न्तस्य॑ स॒ख्याय॑ दे॒वाः | ते नू॒नम॒स्मे ऋ॑भवो॒ वसू॑नि तृ॒तीये॑ अ॒स्मिन्त्सव॑ने दधात ||

    idā́hnaḥ pītím utá vo mádaṁ dhur ná r̥té śrāntásya sakhyā́ya devā́ḥ té nūnám asmé r̥bhavo vásūni tr̥tī́ye asmín sávane dadhāta

    Indeed, this day they have offered you drink and delight. The gods do not favor one who is tired without companionship. Therefore, O Rbhus, you who are mighty, now grant us treasures at this third libation.

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