Atharva Veda 3.20.6: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 20, Mantra 6
Sukta 20
इ॒न्द्र॒वा॒यू उ॒भावि॒ह सु॒हवे॒ह ह॑वामहे । यथा॑ नः॒ सर्व॒ इज्जनः॒ संग॑त्यां सु॒मना॒ अस॒द् दान॑कामश्च नो॒ भुव॑त्
índrāvāyū ubhā́vihá suhávéhá havāmahe | yáthā naḥ sárva íjjánaḥ saṅgátyāṃ sumánā́ ásad dā́nakāmaś ca no bhúvat
Indra and Vāyu—both, here—easy to be invoked, here we call upon you; that for us every man, in the meeting-together, may sit well-minded, and may be for us one that desireth to give.
Indra und Vāyu — ihr beide hier, leicht anzurufen: hier rufen wir euch an; damit uns jedermann in der Zusammenkunft, im gemeinsamen Beisammensein, wohlgemut sitze und uns einer sei, der zu geben begehrt.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (sūkta attributed in the AV to an Atharvan/Āṅgirasa stream; exact r̥ṣi varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra–Vāyu (dual)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant cadence; AV anuṣṭubh with minor irregularities)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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