Atharva Veda 5.2.4: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 4
Sukta 2
यदि॑ चि॒न्नु त्वा॒ धना॒ जय॑न्तं॒ रणे॑रणे अनु॒मद॑न्ति॒ विप्राः॑ । ओजी॑यः शुष्मिन्त्स्थि॒रमा त॑नुष्व॒ मा त्वा॑ दभन् दु॒रेवा॑सः क॒शोकाः॑
yádi cin nú tvā dhánā jáyantaṃ raṇé-raṇe anumádanti víprāḥ | ójīyaḥ śúṣmin sthirám ā́ tanuṣva mā́ tvā dabhann durévāsaḥ káśokāḥ
Yea, even if now the inspired seers applaud thee, winning prizes in battle after battle—stretch forth thyself the stronger, O vehement one, in steadfast wise: let not the ill-housed, the grief-dealing, circumvent thee.
Ja, selbst wenn jetzt die inspirierten Seher dich bejubeln, der in Schlacht um Schlacht Beute gewinnt: breite dich aus, noch stärker, du Gewaltiger, in fester Standhaftigkeit; mögen dich die Übelgesinnten, die schlecht Behausten, die Kummer Bringenden, nicht überlisten.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (attribution varies by anukramaṇī)
Devata: Indra/vehement victorious power; also protective ‘sthiratā’ (steadfastness)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (approximate)
Primary: vira
Secondary: bhayankara
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