Sukta 4
दैवी॒र्विशः॒ पय॑स्वा॒ना त॑नोषि॒ त्वामिन्द्रं॒ त्वां सर॑स्वन्तमाहुः । स॒हस्रं॒ स एक॑मुखा ददाति॒ यो ब्रा॑ह्म॒ण ऋ॑ष॒भमा॑जु॒होति॑
daivī́r víśaḥ páyasvānā tanóṣi tvā́m índraṃ tvā́ṃ sárasvantam āhuḥ | sahásraṃ sá ékamukhā́ dadāti yó brā́hmaṇá ṛṣabhám ājuhóti
The divine clans, rich in milk, thou spreadest forth: thee they call Indra, thee Sarasvant. A thousand, from one mouth, he bestows—he who, a Brahman, offers the bull.
乳に富む神なる諸族よ、汝はそれらを広く展べる。人々は汝をインドラと呼び、またサラスヴァント(Sarasvant)とも呼ぶ。婆羅門として牡牛を供犠する者は、一つの口より千を授け与える。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī verification needed).
Devata: Indra and Sarasvant (syncretic identification of power)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (verification needed).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: shanta
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