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 करणाऱ्या प्रेरित मत्या, विशाल व पराक्रमाचा स्वामी त्या इंद्राला मायेने कुरवाळतात—जशा माता आपल्या वत्साला चाटून लाड करतात.
Rishi: Rigvedic source attribution (anukramaṇī needed)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Likely Triṣṭubh (verification needed)
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