Sukta 38
या ह॒स्तिनि॑ द्वी॒पिनि॒ या हिर॑ण्ये॒ त्विषि॑र॒प्सु गोषु॒ या पुरु॑षेषु । इन्द्रं॒ या दे॒वी सु॒भगा॑ ज॒जान॒ सा न॒ ऐतु॒ वर्च॑सा संविदा॒ना
yā́ hastíni dvīpíni yā́ híraṇye tvíṣir apsú góṣu yā́ púruṣeṣu | índraṁ yā́ devī́ subhágā jajā́na sā́ na étu várcasā saṁvidānā́ ||
The Lustre that is in the elephant, in the leopard, and that which is in gold; the Lustre that is in the waters, among the cows, and that which is among men;—the auspicious Goddess who brought forth Indra,—let her come unto us, in concord, with her splendour.
Der Glanz, der im Elefanten, im Leoparden und der im Gold ist; der Glanz, der in den Wassern, unter den Kühen und der unter den Menschen ist; — die glückverheißende Göttin, die Indra gebar, — sie komme zu uns, einträchtig, mit ihrem Glanz.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies)
Devata: Tvís/Várchas Devī; Indra as paradigmatic product of splendour
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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