Mantra 9
Sukta 50
अक्षाः फलवतीं द्युवं दत्त गां क्षीरिणीमिव । सं मा कृतस्य धारया धनुः स्नाव्नेव नह्यत
ákṣāḥ phálavatīṁ dyúvaṁ datta gā́ṁ kṣīríṇīm iva | sáṁ mā kr̥tásya dhā́rayā dhánuḥ snā́vnā iva nahyata
O Dice, grant the fruitful game—grant, as it were, a milk-rich cow. With the steady stream of the winning cast bind me fast, as a bow is bound with its sinew-string.
Hỡi những con xúc xắc, hãy ban cho cuộc chơi sinh lợi—như thể ban một con bò cái dồi dào sữa. Bằng dòng chảy vững bền của nước gieo thắng, hãy buộc chặt lấy ta, như cây cung được buộc bằng dây gân.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (dyūta/victory section)
Devata: Akṣāḥ (Dice) as personified powers of fate; success (kṛta) as operative force
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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