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Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī attribution varies for short practical sūktas)
Devata: Indra; Maruts; Tvaṣṭṛ (functional triad for victory, impetus, and bodily perfection)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (pragmatically used; AV meters here may be mixed/irregular in some recensions)
AV 6.92は、競走馬(vājī)のための簡潔な勝利呪であり、秘められた速力を呼び覚まし、清らかな発走を確かなものとし、走者を終点まで運び通すことを目的とする。馬をインドラの衝動・推進力、マルトの烈しい力、そしてトヴァシュトリの身体的完成に結びつけ、息・肢体・勢いを勝利へと収斂させ、安全無事のうちに確実な勝ちをもたらす。
Mantra 1
वाजी। वात॑रम्हा भव वाजिन् यु॒ज्यमा॑न॒ इन्द्र॑स्य याहि प्रस॒वे मनो॑जवाः । यु॒ञ्जन्तु॑ त्वा म॒रुतो॑ वि॒श्ववे॑दस॒ आ ते॒ त्वष्टा॑ प॒त्सु ज॒वं द॑धातु
駿者よ、風のごとく疾くあれ、勝利を得る者よ。轭に繋がれるとき、インドラ(Indra)の促しにより進め、発ち出づる瞬間には心の速さのごとくあれ。全知のマルト(Marut)らが汝に轭を掛けよ。トヴァシュトリ(Tvaṣṭṛ)が汝の足のうちに速さを据えよ。
Mantra 2
ज॒वस्ते॑ अर्व॒न् निहि॑तो॒ गुहा॒ यः श्ये॒ने वात॑ उ॒त योऽच॑र॒त् परी॑त्तः । तेन॒ त्वं वा॑जि॒न् बल॑वा॒न् बले॑ना॒जिं ज॑य॒ सम॑ने पारयि॒ष्णुः
駿馬よ、汝の疾さは奥深く秘め置かれている――隼にある疾さ、また風に駆られて四方を巡り動く疾さである。それによって、競走者よ、力によりて強き者となり、会戦の場にて競走に勝て。終わりまで渡し通す者として。
Mantra 3
त॒नूष्टे॑ वाजिन् त॒न्वं॑१ नय॑न्ती वा॒मम॒स्मभ्यं॒ धाव॑तु॒ शर्म॒ तुभ्य॑म्। अह्रु॑तो म॒हो ध॒रुणा॑य दे॒वो दि॒वीऽव ज्योतिः॒ स्वमा मि॑मीयात्
競走者よ、汝の身――汝を運び進めるその身――それが走って、われらのために善きものを勝ち取り、汝自身のために安らぎを得よ。傷つくことなく、大いなる栄光と堅き支えのために、天より来たる神が、汝に己が光を量り与えんことを。
It is used to secure victory and superior speed for a horse in a race or high-stakes run, while also protecting the horse from harm.
Indra gives the winning impulse and command; the Maruts provide driving, storm-like propulsion and ‘yoking’ energy; Tvaṣṭṛ perfects the body and sets speed into the feet—together covering start, force, form, and endurance.
Not necessarily. The hymn works primarily through recitation at yoking and at the start, using the harness and the horse’s body (especially feet/limbs) as the ritual focus; optional sprinkling with clean water is a simple supportive practice.
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