Sukta 22
अमित्रक्षयणम्। इ॒ममि॑न्द्र वर्धय क्ष॒त्रियं॑ म इ॒मं वि॒शामे॑क वृ॒षं कृ॑णु॒ त्वम्। निर॒मित्रा॑नक्ष्णुह्यस्य॒ सर्वां॒स्तान् र॑न्धयास्मा अहमुत्त॒रेषु॑
amitrakṣayáṇam | imám índra vardhaya kṣatríyaṃ me imáṃ viśā́m éka vr̥ṣáṃ kr̥ṇu tvám | nír amítrān akṣṇuhy asya sárvāṃs tā́n randhayā́smai ahám uttaréṣu ||
For the wasting of foes. This Kshatriya of mine, O Indra, do thou increase; this man make thou the one bull of the peoples. Smite forth his enemies—every one of them—bring those under to him; I set him in the upper place in the further contests.
Zur Vernichtung der Feinde. O Indra, mehre mir diesen Kshatriya (kṣatriya); diesen Mann mache zum einzigen Stier der Völker. Schlage seine Feinde nieder — alle insgesamt; zwinge sie ihm unter. Ich setze ihn auf den höchsten Platz in den weiteren Wettkämpfen.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Āṅgirasa milieu (hymn-type typical of Angirasic royal charms; precise anukramaṇī attribution varies)
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (requires metrical verification)
Primary: vira
Secondary: raudra
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