tám ín náro ví hvayante samīké ririkvā́ṃsas tanúvaḥ kr̥ṇvata trā́m |
mithó yát tyāgám ubháyāso ágman náras tokásya tánayasya sātaú ||
3 Him, verily, the men invoke in combat; risking their lives they make him their protector, When heroes, foe to foe, give up their bodies, fighting, each side, for children and their offspring.