Library·Ṛgveda Saṃhitā·9·9.112
नानानं वा उ नो धियो वि व्रतानि जनानाम् । तक्षा रिष्टं रुतम् भिषग् ब्रह्मा सुन्वन्तम् इच्छतीन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
nānānaṃ vā u no dhiyo vi vratāni janānām | takṣā riṣṭaṃ rutam bhiṣag brahmā sunvantam icchatīndrāyendo pari srava ||
We all have various thoughts and plans, and diverse are the ways of men. The Brahman seeks the worshipper, wright seeks the cracked, and leech the maimed. Flow, Indu, flow for Indra's sake.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
जरतीभिर् ओषधीभिः पर्णेभिः शकुनानाम् । कार्मारो अश्मभिर् द्युभिर् हिरण्यवन्तम् इच्छतीन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
jaratībhir oṣadhībhiḥ parṇebhiḥ śakunānām | kārmāro aśmabhir dyubhir hiraṇyavantam icchatīndrāyendo pari srava ||
The smith with ripe and seasoned plants, with feathers of the birds of air, With stones, and with enkindled flames, seeks him who hath a store of gold. Flow, Indu, flow for Indra's sake.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
कारुर् अहं ततो भिषग् उपलप्रक्षिणी नना । नानाधियो वसूयवो ऽनु गा इव तस्थिमेन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
kārur ahaṃ tato bhiṣag upalaprakṣiṇī nanā | nānādhiyo vasūyavo 'nu gā iva tasthimendrāyendo pari srava ||
A bard am I, my dad's a leech, mammy lays corn upon the stones. Striving for wealth, with varied plans, we follow our desires like kine. Flow, Indu, flow for Indra's sake.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)
अश्वो वोळ्हा सुखं रथं हसनाम् उपमन्त्रिणः । शेपो रोमण्वन्तौ भेदौ वार् इन् मण्डूक इच्छतीन्द्रायेन्दो परि स्रव ॥
aśvo voḷhā sukhaṃ rathaṃ hasanām upamantriṇaḥ | śepo romaṇvantau bhedau vār in maṇḍūka icchatīndrāyendo pari srava ||
The horse would draw an easy car, gay hosts attract the laugh and jest. The male desires his mate's approach, the frog is eager for the flood, Flow, Indu, flow for Indra's sake.
Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1896)