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16 September 2026 · Ṛgveda 10.117.5
पृणीयादिन्नाधमानाय तव्यान्द्राघीयांसमनु पश्येत पन्थाम् । ओ हि वर्तन्ते रथ्येव चक्रान्यमन्यमुप तिष्ठन्त रायः ॥ ५ ॥
pṛṇīyād in nādhamānāya tavyān drāghīyāṃsam anu paśyeta panthām | o hi vartante rathyeva cakrānyam-anyam upa tiṣṭhanta rāyaḥ || 5 ||
“Let the prosperous person satisfy the one who asks; let that person look toward the longer path. Riches indeed revolve like the wheels of a chariot, coming to one person and then another.”
Vedika close rendering checked against the Vedic Sanskrit text and established translations; Vedic accents are omitted in the display text.
“Security is not created only by holding resources; responsibility begins when surplus is allowed to answer a real need.”
Ṛgveda 10.117.5
Vedika commentary
Possession can make temporary abundance feel permanent and entirely private. The turning-wheel image interrupts that illusion: resources change hands, circumstances change, and the longer path includes obligations beyond the present owner.
Vedika distinguishes the original Sanskrit, a literal rendering, and an interpretive paraphrase so that the words of the text are never confused with explanation.
Source
Ṛgveda 10.117.5
Traditional commentary
Ṛgveda 10.117; Sāyaṇa-informed and modern Vedic translations
Explanation
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