Samaveda 55.18

55.18

“vājānām” (1) annānāṃ madhye “vājapatiḥ” utkṛṣṭānna-patiḥ “harivān” hari-nāmakāśvavān “indraḥ” “ukthebhiḥ” hotṛprayuktaiḥ (uktha-nāmakai rvā śastraiḥ) “mandiṣṭhaḥ” atiśayena tṛptaḥ san “sutānām” abhiṣutānāṃ somānāṃ “sakhā” sakhivat prīti-karaḥ somaiḥ prīyata ityarthaḥ (2) |
he indra ! “naḥ” asmadīyaṃ “sutam” abhiṣutaṃ somam “upa yāhi” pratyāgaccha, kiñca “vājebhiḥ” anyadīyairhavirūpairannaiḥ “mā hṛṇīyethāḥ” mā kriyasva(1)| tatra dṛṣṭāntaḥ— “yuvajāniḥ” yauvanāpetā jāyā yasyāsau yuvajāniḥ [‘jāyāyā niṅ’(5,4,134 pā0)’-iti samāsāntaḥ] “mahān iva” prabhuriva ; yathā rūpavad-