Atharva Veda 1.35.3: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 35, Mantra 3
Sukta 35
अ॒पां तेजो॒ ज्योति॒रोजो॒ बलं॑ च॒ वन॒स्पती॑नामु॒त वी॒र्याऽणि । इन्द्र॑ इवेन्द्रि॒याण्यधि॑ धारयामो अ॒स्मिन् तद् दक्ष॑माणो बिभर॒द्धिर॑ण्यम्
apā́m téjo jyótirojó bálaṃ ca vanaspátīnāmutá vīryā̀ṇi | índra ivendriyā́ṇyádhi dhārayāmo asmín tád dákṣamāṇo bíbharad híraṇyam ||
The splendour of the Waters, their light, their vital force and strength, and, moreover, the efficacies of the Lords of the Forest—these, Indra-like powers, we set and bear upon ourselves herein; so, made effectual, bearing the gold, he carries that might.
Den Glanz der Wasser — ihr Licht, ihre Lebenskraft und Stärke — und dazu die Wirkkräfte der Waldherren (vanaspati): diese Indra-gleichen Kräfte legen wir hier auf uns und tragen sie. So wirksam gemacht, das Gold tragend, trägt er jene Macht.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often attributed broadly to Atharvan/Angiras line for charm-hymns; verse-level attribution not explicit here).
Devata: Composite potency: Waters (Āpas), Vanaspati (plants), with Indra as empowering paradigm; gold as material support.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; Atharvanic charm-verses commonly in anuṣṭubh—confirmable against pada-count in a critical edition).
Primary: adbhuta
Secondary: vira
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