Sukta 109
यो नो द्युवे धनमिदं चकार यो अक्षाणां ग्लहनं शेषणं च । स नो देवो हविरिदं जुषाणो गन्धर्वेभिः सधमादं मदेम
yó no dyūvé dhánam idáṁ cakā́ra yó akṣā́ṇāṁ gláhanaṁ śéṣaṇaṁ ca | sá no devó havír idáṁ juṣāṇó gandharvébhiḥ sadhámādaṁ madema ||
He who for our play hath made this wealth, he who (ordains) the dice’s seizure and the leaving of a remnant—may that God, accepting this oblation, with the Gandharvas let us rejoice in common mirth.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa attribution (traditional)
Devata: A gambling-controlling ‘deva’ associated with Gandharvas; collective Gandharvas
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (probable; verify by scansion)
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