Atharva Veda 3.6.4: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 6, Mantra 4
Sukta 6
यः सह॑मान॒श्चर॑सि सासहा॒न इव ऋष॒भः । तेना॑श्वत्थ॒ त्वया॑ व॒यं स॒पत्ना॑न्त्सहिषीमहि
yáḥ sahámānaś cárasi sāsahāná iva ṛṣabháḥ | ténāśvattha tváyā vayáṁ sapátnān sahiṣīmahi
Thou who, prevailing, movest abroad, as one all-conquering, like a bull: with that thy conquering might, O Aśvattha, with thee as aid, may we subdue our rivals.
Du, der du, siegend, umhergehst, wie ein Allbezwinger, gleich einem Stier (ṛṣabha): mit dieser deiner sieghaften Kraft, o Aśvattha, mit dir als Beistand mögen wir unsere Widersacher niederzwingen.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Anukramaṇī attribution varies; commonly Atharvan/Angiras-type seer for sapátna hymns)
Devata: Aśvattha (personified Vanaspati) as the operative power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV sapátna hymns)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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