Sukta 23
मतयः सोमपामुरुं रिहन्ति शवसस्पतिम्। इन्द्रं वत्सं न मातरः
matáyaḥ somapā́m urúṃ rihánti śávasaspatím | índraṃ vatsáṃ na mā́taraḥ
The inspired thoughts, the Soma-drinkers, caress the wide, the Lord of might—Indra—as mothers lick their calf.
सोमपान करने वाली प्रेरित मतियाँ, महाविस्तृत, बल-स्वामी उस इन्द्र को सहलाती हैं—जैसे माताएँ अपने वत्स को चाटती हैं।
Rishi: Rigvedic source attribution (anukramaṇī needed)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (verification needed)
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