Atharva Veda 4.22.5: Kanda 4, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 22, Mantra 5
Sukta 22
यु॒नज्मि॑ त उत्त॒राव॑न्त॒मिन्द्रं॒ येन॒ जय॑न्ति॒ न प॑रा॒जय॑न्ते । यस्त्वा॒ कर॑देकवृ॒षं जना॑नामु॒त राज्ञा॑मुत्तमं मा॑न॒वाना॑म्
yunájmi te uttarā́vantaṁ índraṁ yéna jáyanti ná parā-jáyante | yás tvā́ kárad eka-vṛ́ṣaṁ jánānām utá rājñā́m uttamáṁ mānavā́nām ||
I yoke to thee Indra the Overmastering, by whom men conquer and are not conquered; who made thee the sole Bull of the peoples, yea, the highest of kings, the foremost among men.
أقرنُ لك إندرا الغالبَ القاهر، الذي به يَغلبُ الناسُ ولا يُغلَبون؛ الذي جعلك الثورَ الوحيدَ للشعوب، بل الأعلى بين الملوك، والأوّل بين البشر.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (as per AV royal hymns)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh/Jagatī-like cadence (needs metrical audit by pada-count)
Primary: vira
Secondary: adbhuta
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