Mantra 4
Aindra praise: Indra as unstoppable helper, victor, and giver of wealth/protection to the sacrificer
यः सत्राहा विचर्षणिरिन्द्रं तं हूमहे वयम् सहस्रमन्यो तुविनृम्ण सत्पते भवा समत्सु नो वृधे
yaḥ satrāhā vicarṣaṇirindraṃ taṃ hūmahe vayam sahasramanyo tuvinṛmṇa satpate bhavā samatsu no vṛdhe
yaḥ satrāhā vicarṣaṇir indraṃ taṃ hūmahe vayaṃ sahasramanyo tuvinṛmṇa satpate bhavā samatsu no vṛdhe
We invoke that Indra, the perpetual slayer (of foes), the all-discerning; thou of thousandfold energies, of vast manly might, lord of the righteous, be thou in our conflicts for our increase.
yaḥ | satrā-hā | vi-carṣaṇiḥ | indram | tam | hūmahe | vayam | sahasra-manyō iti | tuvi-nṛmṇa | sat-pate | bhava | samatsu | naḥ | vṛdhe
Unknown/unspecified (requires Sāmavedic gāna-prayoga mapping for this arcika locus)
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