Sukta 19
श॒तेन॑ मा॒ परि॑ पाहि स॒हस्रे॑णा॒भि र॑क्ष मा । इन्द्र॑स्ते वीरुधां पत उ॒ग्र ओ॒ज्मान॒मा द॑धत्
śaténa mā́ pári pāhi sahásreṇā́bhí rakṣa mā | índras te vīrudhā́m pata ugrá ójmānam ā́ dadhat
With a hundredfold guard encompass me; with a thousandfold defend me from assault. Indra, the fierce, hath for thee—O lord of plants—set in place the might of strength.
Mit hundertfachem Schutz umgib mich; mit tausendfachem wehre den Angriff von mir ab. Indra, der Gewaltige, hat dir, o Herr der Pflanzen, die mächtige Kraft fest eingesetzt.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī for this cluster)
Devata: Indra; vīrudh/plant-power as recipient of Indra’s ojas
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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