Samaveda 93.18

93.18

“taṃ” taṃ prasiddhaṃ “meṣaṃ” śatrubhiḥ sparddhamānaṃ | [yadvā | kaṇvaputraṃ medhātithiṃ yajamānamindro meṣarūpeṇāgatya tadīyaṃ somaṃ papau | sa ṛṣirūstaṃ meṣa ityavocat ata idānī mapi meṣa indrovidhīyate | medhātithermeṣe ti subrahmaṇyā mantraikadeśasya vyākhyānarūpaṃ brāhmaṇameva mnāyate—“medhātithiṃ ha kāṇvaṃ meṣo bhūtvā jahāreti” | āgatya somaṃ apahṛtavānityarthaḥ |] “puruhūtaṃ” bahubhiryajamānai rāhūtam “ṛgmiyam”($1$) ṛgbhirvikriyamāṇaṃ stūyamānamityarthaḥ | stutyā hi devatā vikriyate (yadvā ṛgbhirmīyate ṛgmyaḥ taṃ) “vasvo arṇavaṃ” dhanānā māvāsabhūmim | evaṃ śabdāta iti guṇaviśiṣṭa mindraṃ he stotāraḥ ! “gīrbhiḥ” stutibhiḥ “abhimadata” ābhimukhyena harṣaṃ prāpayata | “yasya”-
“tyaṃ” taṃ prasiddhaṃ “meṣaṃ” śatrubhiḥ saha spardhamānaṃ “svarvidaṃ” svarādityo dyaurvā(1) tasya “veditāraṃ” labdhāraṃ vā | [yadvā | svaḥsuṣṭhu araṇīyaṃ dhanaṃ tasya lambhayitāram|] evaṃ guṇaviśiṣṭamindraṃ he adhvaryo ! “sumahasya” samyak pūjaya | “yasya” indrasya “śataṃ” śatasaṃkhyākāḥ(2) “āvavṛttyāṃ” prati āvarttayāmi | kīdṛśaṃ ? “rathaṃ” “havanasyadaṃ” havana māhvānaṃ yāgaṃ vā prati vegena gaccha-