Sama Veda — Uttarārcika, 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
Nguyện xung lực say sưa (matsara) của ngài đến với chúng con; cơn hoan lạc mạnh mẽ, đáng tuyển chọn (mado vareṇyaḥ). Hỡi Indra, Đấng đầy uy lực (sahāvān), ban sự thu đắc (sānasiḥ), khuất phục chiến trận (pṛtanaṣāḍ), Đấng bất tử (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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