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Sukta 21
य उ॒दृची॑न्द्र दे॒वगो॑पाः॒ सखा॑यस्ते शि॒वत॑मा॒ असा॑म । त्वां स्तो॑षाम॒ त्वया॑ सु॒वीरा॒ द्राघी॑य॒ आयुः॑ प्रत॒रं दधा॑नाः
yé udṛ́cīndra devágopāḥ sákhāyas te śivátamā́ asáma | tvā́ṃ stóṣāmi tváyā suvī́rā drā́ghīya ā́yuḥ prataráṃ dádhānāḥ
We, who are in the northern quarter, god-guarded—thy comrades—would be most graciously befriended, O Indra. Thee will I praise; with thee for our companion, rich in good heroes, bearing onward a longer life and better fortune.
My, którzy jesteśmy w północnej krainie, strzeżeni przez bogów, twoi towarzysze, chcielibyśmy być najłaskawiej zaprzyjaźnieni, o Indro. Ciebie będę sławił; z tobą jako naszym towarzyszem, bogatym w dzielnych bohaterów, niosącym dalej dłuższe życie i lepsze szczęście.
Rishi: Ṛgvedic provenance; not determinable from excerpt alone.
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-type (requires scansion).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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