Samaveda 67.34

67.34

I indrantridhātṛśaraṇam | trivarūtha²suvastayāi | somasya “madeṣu” utpādyamāneṣu satsu “vīraṃ” śatrūṇāṃ vīrayitāraṃ | “nāma” śatrūṇāṃ nāmakaṃ | “vicetasaṃ” viśiṣṭa-prajñaṃ “śrutyaṃ” sarvatra śrotavyaṃ stutyaṃ(1) | “śākinaṃ” śaktimantam(4) īdṛśam “indra”! “mahā”(5) mahatyā “girā” stutyā “vaco” vāgyukta-
I indrasya śaraṇam | (1)—vivaraṇakārastvevaṃ vyācaṣṭe— kamiva śrudhi ? ucyate—‘śrutyaṃ vaco yathā’ ṛto bhava̍ śrutyaṃ, vacaḥ vacanam | yathā kaścit ṛtau bhavaṃ vacanaṃ satyārthatvena śroti tadvat śrudhītyarthaḥ | (3)—śākanaṃ śākaḥ śaktiḥ, sā yasyāsti, tam | (5)—‘mahaḥ’ iti nighaṇṭau mahannāmasu prathamaṃ padam 2, 3, supāṃ sulugityātverūpam |