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465 3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.