Sukta 37
भी॒मा इन्द्र॑स्य हे॒तयः॑ श॒तमृ॒ष्टीर्हि॑र॒ण्ययीः॑ । ताभि॑र्हविर॒दान् ग॑न्ध॒र्वान॑वका॒दान् व्युऽषतु
bhīmā́ índrasya hetáyaḥ śatamṛṣṭī́r hiraṇyáyīḥ | tā́bhir haviradā́n gandharvā́n avakādā́n vy-uṣatu ||
Terrible are Indra’s missiles, golden, with a hundred edges: with these let them scorch away the Gandharvas, eaters of the oblation, the Avakāda-eaters.
مُرعِبةٌ هي مقاذيفُ إندرا، ذهبيةٌ ذاتُ مئةِ حدّ؛ فبها فليُحرِقوا ويُبدِّدوا الغندهرفات، آكلي القُربان (هَفِس)، آكلي الأفاكادا (Avakāda).
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angiras lineage per anukramaṇī tradition (variable).
Devata: Indra (via his weapons); anti-Gandharva force.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: raudra
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