Mantra 19
Sukta 126
अयमेमि विचाकशद् विचिन्वन् दासमार्यम्। पिबामि पाकसुत्वनोऽभि धीरमचाकशं विश्वस्मादिन्द्र उत्तरः
ayám emi vicā́kaśad vicinván dāsám ā́ryam | pibā́mi pā́kasutvano’bhí dhī́ram acākaśaṃ víśvasmā́d índra úttaraḥ ||
Forth go I, clear-shining, choosing apart the Dāsa from the Ārya. I drink of the well-prepared pressing; full in front of me stands the steadfast one made manifest: from all men, O Indra, thou art the higher.
আমি অগ্রসর হই, দীপ্তিমান হয়ে, দাস ও আর্যকে পৃথক করে চিনে। আমি সুপ্রস্তুত সোম-নিষ্পেষের পান করি; আমার সম্মুখে ধীর (অচল) জন প্রকাশিত হয়ে পূর্ণভাবে দাঁড়িয়ে আছে—সকলের ঊর্ধ্বে, হে ইন্দ্র, তুমিই উচ্চতর।
Rishi: Rigvedic attribution (Indra/Vṛṣākapi cycle): traditionally connected with Indra-related seers; AVŚ 20 preserves RV material—exact r̥ṣi assignment varies by anukramaṇī tradition.
Devata: Indra (with Vṛṣākapi context in adjacent verses)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with refrain-like cadence)
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