Mantra 4
Sukta 49
तं वो दस्ममृतीषहं वसोर्मन्दानमन्धसः । अभि वत्सं न स्वसरेषु धेनव इन्द्रं गीर्भिर्नवामहे
táṁ vo dasmám ṛtīṣáhaṁ vásor mandānáṁ ándhasaḥ | abhí vatsáṁ ná svasaréṣu dhenáva índraṁ gīrbhír navāmahe ||
Him, for you—the wondrous, the overcomer of harms, rejoicing in wealth, exhilarate with the pressed draught—even as milch-cows in their own stalls press round the calf, so with our hymns we celebrate Indra.
Rishi: RV-derived Indra hymn tradition
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type (longer pādas; RV-style stanza)
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