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    Stanza 10.144.1

    अ॒यं हि ते॒ अम॑र्त्य॒ इन्दु॒रत्यो॒ न पत्य॑ते | दक्षो॑ वि॒श्वायु॑र्वे॒धसे॑ ||

    ayáṁ hí te ámartya índur átyo ná pátyate dákṣo viśvā́yur vedháse

    This immortal Soma juice runs like a swift steed, belonging to you, the preserver of order, a source of strength and vitality for all.

    Stanza 10.144.2

    अ॒यम॒स्मासु॒ काव्य॑ ऋ॒भुर्वज्रो॒ दास्व॑ते | अ॒यं बि॑भर्त्यू॒र्ध्वकृ॑शनं॒ मद॑मृ॒भुर्न कृत्व्यं॒ मद॑म् ||

    ayám asmā́su kā́vya r̥bhúr vájro dā́svate ayám bibharty ūrdhvákr̥śanam mádam r̥bhúr ná kŕ̥tvyam mádam

    This skillful and energetic force is among us, for the generous offerer, this bolt of the Ribhu. It carries the exhilarating essence, like the Ribhu carries the perfected essence.

    Stanza 10.144.3

    घृषुः॑ श्ये॒नाय॒ कृत्व॑न आ॒सु स्वासु॒ वंस॑गः | अव॑ दीधेदही॒शुवः॑ ||

    ghŕ̥ṣuḥ śyenā́ya kŕ̥tvana āsú svā́su váṁsagaḥ áva dīdhed ahīśúvaḥ

    Ghṛṣu, the impetuous one, like a bull among cows, looked down upon the restless Hawk. Kṛtvāna is associated with Ahīśuva's forces.

    Stanza 10.144.4

    यं सु॑प॒र्णः प॑रा॒वतः॑ श्ये॒नस्य॑ पु॒त्र आभ॑रत् | श॒तच॑क्रं॒ यो॒३॒॑ऽह्यो॑ वर्त॒निः ||

    yáṁ suparṇáḥ parāvátaḥ śyenásya putrá ā́bharat śatácakraṁ yò 'hyò vartaníḥ

    That which the strong-winged Bird, the son of the Hawk, brought from afar: the one that moves on a hundred wheels, along the path of the female serpent.

    Stanza 10.144.5

    यं ते॑ श्ये॒नश्चारु॑मवृ॒कं प॒दाभ॑रदरु॒णं मा॒नमन्ध॑सः | ए॒ना वयो॒ वि ता॒र्यायु॑र्जी॒वस॑ ए॒ना जा॑गार ब॒न्धुता॑ ||

    yáṁ te śyenáś cā́rum avr̥kám padā́bharad aruṇám mānám ándhasaḥ enā́ váyo ví tāry ā́yur jīvása enā́ jāgāra bandhútā

    Which beautiful, unblemished thing the Hawk brought to you with his foot: the red essence of the Soma juice. Through this, life-giving power attained its full extent for living, and kinship awoke.

    Stanza 10.144.6

    ए॒वा तदिन्द्र॒ इन्दु॑ना दे॒वेषु॑ चिद्धारयाते॒ महि॒ त्यजः॑ | क्रत्वा॒ वयो॒ वि ता॒र्यायुः॑ सुक्रतो॒ क्रत्वा॒यम॒स्मदा सु॒तः ||

    evā́ tád índra índunā devéṣu cid dhārayāte máhi tyájaḥ krátvā váyo ví tāry ā́yuḥ sukrato krátvāyám asmád ā́ sutáḥ

    Thus Indra, through the Soma, holds greatness among the gods. O Most Wise One, may wisdom protect us from evil. May wisdom bring this pressed Soma juice to us.

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