Atharva Veda 7.109

idam ugrāya babhrave namo yo akṣeṣu tanūvaśī ghṛtena kaliṃ śikṣāmi sa no mṛḍātīdṛśe

This homage to the formidable brown one, who among the dice is self-controller; with ghee do I aid (?) Kali; may he be gracious to us in such plight.

ghṛtam apsarābhyo vaha tvam agne pāṃsūn akṣebhyaḥ sikatā apaś ca yathābhagaṃ havyadātiṃ juṣāṇā madanti devā ubhayāni havyā

Do thou, O Agni, carry ghee for the Apsarases, dust for the dice, gravel and waters; enjoying in their respective shares the oblation-giving, the gods revel in both kinds of oblations.

apsarasaḥ sadhamādaṃ madanti havirdhānam antarā sūryaṃ ca tā me hastau saṃ sṛjantu ghṛtena sapatnaṃ me kitavam randhayantu

The Apsarases revel a joint reveling, between the oblation-holder (havirdhā́na) and the sun; let them unite my hands with ghee; let them make the rival gambler subject to me.

ādinavaṃ pratidīvne ghṛtenāsmāṁ abhikṣara vṛkṣam ivāśanyā jahi yo asmān pratidīvyati

Ill luck (?) to the opposing player; do thou shed upon us with ghee; smite thou him who plays against us as a tree with a thunderbolt.

yo no dyuve dhanam idaṃ cakāra yo akṣāṇāṃ glahanaṃ śeṣaṇaṃ ca sa no devo havir idaṃ juṣāṇo gandharvebhiḥ sadhamādaṃ madema

He who made this riches for our playing, who the taking (?) and leaving of the dice—that god, enjoying this libation of ours—may we revel a joint reveling with the Gandharvas.

saṃvasava iti vo nāmadheyam ugraṃpaśyā rāṣṭrabhṛto hy akṣāḥ tebhyo va indavo haviṣā vidhema vayaṃ syāma patayo rayīṇām

Having good things in common (? sáṁvasu)—that is your appellation; for stern-looking, realm-bearing [are] the dice; you as such, O drops, would we worship with oblation; may we be lords of wealth.

devān yan nāthito huve brahmacaryaṃ yad ūṣima akṣān yad babhrūn ālabhe te no mṛḍantv īdṛśe

If (yát) a suppliant I call on the gods, if we have dwelt in Vedic studentship, if I take up the brown dice—let them be gracious to us in such plight.