Sukta 40
अ॒न॒मि॒त्रं नो॑ अध॒राद॑नमि॒त्रं न॑ उत्त॒रात्। इन्द्रा॑नमि॒त्रं नः॑ प॒श्चाद॑नमि॒त्रं पु॒रस्कृ॑धि
anamítraṃ no adharā́d anamítraṃ na uttarā́t | índrānamítraṃ naḥ paścā́d anamítraṃ puráḥ-kṛdhi ||
Foeless for us from below, foeless for us from above: O Indra, foeless for us from behind; foeless set thou in front.
Feindlos für uns von unten, feindlos für uns von oben; o Indra, feindlos für uns von hinten; feindlos stelle du vor uns hin.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Indra
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (compact, imperative charm-form)
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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