yathā vṛkṣam aśanir viśvāhā hanty aprati evāham adya kitavān akṣair badhyāsam aprati
As the thunderbolt always strikes the tree irresistibly, so may I today smite ⌊badh, vadh⌋ the gamblers irresistibly with the dice.
Atharva Veda
yathā vṛkṣam aśanir viśvāhā hanty aprati evāham adya kitavān akṣair badhyāsam aprati
As the thunderbolt always strikes the tree irresistibly, so may I today smite ⌊badh, vadh⌋ the gamblers irresistibly with the dice.
turāṇām aturāṇāṃ viśām avarjuṣīṇām samaitu viśvato bhago antarhastaṃ kṛtaṃ mama
Of the quick, of the slow, of the people that cannot avoid it (?), let the fortune come together from all sides, my winnings in hand.
īḍe agniṃ svāvasuṃ namobhir iha prasakto vi cayat kṛtaṃ naḥ rathair iva pra bhare vājayadbhiḥ pradakṣiṇaṃ marutāṃ stomam ṛdhyām
I praise Agni, who owns good things, with acts of homage; here, attached, may he divide (vi-ci) our winnings; I am borne forward as it were by booty-winning chariots; forward to the right may I further the praise of the Maruts.
vayaṃ jayema tvayā yujā vṛtam asmākam aṃśam ud ava bhare bhare asmabhyam indra varīyaḥ sugaṃ kṛdhi pra śatrūṇāṃ maghavan vṛṣṇyā ruja
May we, with thee as ally, conquer the troop (? vṛt) do thou help upward our side in every conflict; for us, O Indra, make thou wide space, easy-going; do thou break up the virilities of our foes, O bounteous one.
ajaiṣaṃ tvā saṃlikhitam ajaiṣam uta saṃrudham aviṃ vṛko yathā mathad evā mathnāmi te kṛtam
I have won of thee what is scored together (?); I have won also the check (?); as a wolf might shake a sheep, so I shake thy winnings.
uta prahām atidīvā jayati kṛtam iva śvaghnī vi cinoti kāle yo devakāmo na dhanam ruṇaddhi sam it taṃ rāyaḥ sṛjati svadhābhiḥ
Also, a superior player, he wins the advance (?); he divides in time the winnings like a gambler; he who, a god-lover, obstructs not riches—him verily he unites with wealth at pleasure (?).
gobhiṣ ṭaremāmatiṃ durevāṃ yavena vā kṣudhaṃ puruhūta viśve vayaṃ rājasu prathamā dhanāny ariṣṭāso vṛjanībhir jayema
By kine may we pass over ill-conditioned misery, or by barley over hunger, O much-invoked one, all of us; may we first among kings, unharmed, win riches by [our] stratagems.
kṛtaṃ me dakṣiṇe haste jayo me savya āhitaḥ gojid bhūyāsam aśvajid dhanaṃjayo hiraṇyajit
My winnings in my right hand, victory in my left is placed; kine-winner may I be, horse-winner, riches-winning, gold-winner.
akṣāḥ phalavatīm dyuvaṃ datta gāṃ kṣīriṇīm iva saṃ mā kṛtasya dhārayā dhanuḥ snāvneva nahyata
O ye dice, give [me] fruitful play, like a milking cow; fasten me together with a stream (?) of winnings, as a bow with sinew.