Sama Veda — Uttarārcika, Mantra 1
Indra as the foremost, newly-manifest power who conquers enemies and is strengthened through ṛta and Soma-pressings
त्रिरस्मै सप्त धेनवो दुदुह्रिरे सत्यामाशिरं परमे व्योमनि चत्वार्यन्या भुवनानि निर्णिजे चारूणि चक्रे यदृतैरवर्धत
trirasmai sapta dhenavo duduhrire satyāmāśiraṃ parame vyomani catvāryanyā bhuvanāni nirṇije cārūṇi cakre yadṛtairavardhata
triḥ1 asmai2 sapta2 dhenavo2 duduhrire2 satyām2 āśiraṃ2 parame2 vyomani2 | catvāry2 anyā2 bhuvanāni2 nirṇije2 cārūṇi2 cakre2 yad2 ṛtair2 avardhata2
Dreimal melkten ihm sieben Milchkühe die wahre Mischung im höchsten Himmel; zur Läuterung schuf er vier andere, schöne Bereiche, als er nach den Satzungen der Wahrheit (ṛta) an Macht erstarkte.
triḥ | asmai | sapta | dhenavaḥ | duduhrire | satyām | āśiram | parame | vyomani | catvāri | anyā | bhuvanāni | nirṇije | cārūṇi | cakre | yat | ṛtaiḥ | avardhata
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