Mantra 2
Indra empowered by Soma-exhilaration (mada/matsara) to grant victory and wealth
आ नस्ते गन्तु मत्सरो वृषा मदो वरेण्यः सहावां इन्द्र सानसिः पृतनषाडमर्त्यः
ā naste gantu matsaro vṛṣā mado vareṇyaḥ sahāvāṃ indra sānasiḥ pṛtanaṣāḍamartyaḥ
ā naḥ te gantu matsaro vṛṣā mado vareṇyaḥ sahāvāṃ indra sānasiḥ pṛtanaṣāḍamartyaḥ
ขอแรงกระตุ้นแห่งความเมามาย (matsara) ของท่านจงมาถึงเรา; ความปีติอันแข็งแรงและควรเลือกสรร (mado vareṇyaḥ). โอ้อินทรา ผู้ทรงพลังยิ่ง (sahāvān) ผู้ประทานการได้มา (sānasiḥ) ผู้ปราบศึกสงคราม (pṛtanaṣāḍ) ผู้เป็นอมตะ (amartyaḥ).
ā naḥ te gantu | matsaraḥ | vṛṣā madaḥ | vareṇyaḥ | saha-vān indra | sānasiḥ | pṛtana-ṣāṭ | amartyaḥ
Unknown/unspecified (requires gāna concordance)
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