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Sūktam 16 — rāya (6 mantras)

Sūkta 16

6 kātya utkīlaḥ| agniḥ| pragāthaḥ(1, 3, 5 bṛhatī, 2, 4, 6 sato bṛhatī)|

a̱yama̱gniḥ su̱vīrya̱syeśe̍ ma̱haḥ saubha̍gasya |

rā̱ya ī̍śe svapa̱tyasya̱ goma̍ta̱ īśe̍ vṛtra̱hathā̍nām

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i̱maṃ na̍ro marutaḥ saścatā̱ vṛdha̱ṃ yasmi̱n rāya̱: śevṛ̍dhāsaḥ |

a̱bhi ye santi̱ pṛta̍nāsu dū̱ḍhyo̍ vi̱śvāhā̱ śatru̍māda̱bhuḥ

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sa tvaṃ no̍ rā̱yaḥ śi̍śīhi̱ mīḍhvo̍ agne su̱vīrya̍sya |

tuvi̍dyumna̱ varṣi̍ṣṭhasya pra̱jāva̍to'namī̱vasya̍ śu̱ṣmiṇa̍:

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cakri̱ryo viśvā̱ bhuva̍nā̱bhi sā̍sa̱hiścakri̍rde̱veṣvā duva̍: |

ā de̱veṣu̱ yata̍ta̱ ā su̱vīrya̱ ā śaṃsa̍ u̱ta nṛ̱ṇām

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mā no̍ a̱gne'ma̍taye̱ māvīra̍tāyai rīradhaḥ |

māgotā̍yai sahasasputra̱ mā ni̱de'pa̱ dveṣā̱ṃsyā kṛ̍dhi

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śa̱gdhi vāja̍sya subhaga pra̱jāva̱to'gne̍ bṛha̱to a̍dhva̱re |

saṃ rā̱yā bhūya̍sā sṛja mayo̱bhunā̱ tuvi̍dyumna̱ yaśa̍svatā

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